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The People

The People from directly overhead

The People is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 889 m. Mount Graham stands 3,264 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Avenue Play Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Swift Trail Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2009-04-15
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates32.83414, -109.71023

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Clay Knoll: 3.0 mi
  • Halls Mesa: 4.5 mi
  • Riggs Mesa: 5.5 mi
  • Mud Springs Knoll: 7.7 mi
  • Deadman Mesa: 8.0 mi
Springs
  • Mud Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Mud Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Rincon Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.3 mi
Parks: 29
  • Central Avenue Play Area: 0.2 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ed Ragland Basketball Courts: 0.5 mi
  • Firth Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ramada Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Bryce "B": 10.0 mi
  • Eden "E": 13.4 mi
  • Fort Thomas "T": 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Our Neighbor's Farm and Pantry: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grant Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of The People. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GrahamSW 226°3,264.07 m13.1 mi
Hawk PeakSW 227°3,235 m13.6 mi
Plain View PeakSW 223°3,161 m13.3 mi
Webb PeakSW 236°3,050 m15.0 mi
Heliograph PeakSSW 212°3,050 m15.1 mi
Grand View PeakWSW 240°2,930 m15.6 mi
Grant HillSW 222°2,886 m15.6 mi
Eagle RockSSW 213°2,851 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:5818:31
June solstice05:1218:5519:31
September equinox06:0817:4418:17
December solstice07:1816:4017:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647381848377665546
Precip in0.70.70.50.20.20.31.31.81.10.80.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safford AG CTR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12347972302

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