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Revolution

Revolution from directly overhead

Revolution is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. McDowell Peak stands 1,230 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Learning Patch, a garden 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
glass_tile;powder_coated_steel;aluminum

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.40561, -111.93501

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
  • Pillar of Knowledge: 0.9 mi
  • Simply Smashing: 1.6 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Axe Adventures: 2.5 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens: 56
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 31
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mountain Spring: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Revolution. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McDowell PeakNNE 21°1,230 m18.8 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 23°1,214 m17.9 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 20°1,196 m20.4 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 20°1,192 m18.7 mi
Pass MountainENE 74°1,007 m20.3 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE 32°935 m16.7 mi
Usery MountainENE 69°905 m18.2 mi
Peak 2933ENE 70°894 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7361705246

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