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The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree from directly overhead

The Learning Tree is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. White Picacho stands 1,306 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflections of Surprise Tile Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62950, -112.37630

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Surprise Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fighter Field: 0.4 mi
  • 149th & Parkview Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lane & Drive Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Fields at Countryside: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 58
  • Bunker Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Sunset Point: 7.6 mi
  • Calderwood Butte: 9.1 mi
  • White Peak: 9.9 mi
  • West Wing Mountain: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 51
Museums: 19
Springs: 15
  • Big Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Burro Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Chalky Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Coyote Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Tule Spring: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Vulture Arch: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Learning Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White PicachoNNW 342°1,306 m24.9 mi
Red PicachoNNW 341°1,304 m24.4 mi
Barry Goldwater PeakWSW 252°1,243 m12.3 mi
Garfias MountainN 355°1,027 m22.0 mi
Hellgate MountainN 354°1,016 m23.3 mi
Governors PeakN 1°982 m23.8 mi
Pikes PeakN 357°962 m19.1 mi
Daisy MountainNE 42°958 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0918:42
June solstice05:2019:0719:44
September equinox06:1817:5518:28
December solstice07:3116:4817:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535663707887929185736152
Precip in1.01.21.00.30.10.00.81.00.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngtown, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/309090383

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