Butterfly Wonderland
Butterfly Wonderland is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is UFO Experience, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- UFO Experience: 0.0 mi
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: 0.1 mi
- Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 0.1 mi
- Bam Kazam: 1.4 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 3.1 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 1.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Barry Goldwater Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Crucifix: 6.1 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 6.4 mi
- Comanche Park: 1.4 mi
- Zuni Park: 1.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 1.6 mi
- Paradise Park: 1.7 mi
- Shoshone Park: 1.7 mi
- The Big Derailment: 2.9 mi
- Industrial Pipe Wave: 3.1 mi
- Charles Miller: 4.8 mi
- LOVE: 5.0 mi
- Windows to the West: 5.0 mi
- Mummy Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 5.6 mi
- The Praying Monk: 5.9 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 6.6 mi
- Sawik Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 2.8 mi
- Putting Green: 2.8 mi
- South Scottsdale Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 5.9 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.1 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 2.9 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum: 4.7 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.1 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 7.8 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 9.8 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 9.9 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 9.9 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 10.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 8.7 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 18.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 20.0 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 21.0 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 21.4 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 9.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 10.0 mi
- Sven Slab: 10.6 mi
- Coon Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Blue Point: 17.5 mi
- Illinois: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.7 mi
- Marinette: 23.0 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Butterfly Wonderland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 27° | 1,240 m | 9.7 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 25° | 1,230 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 31° | 1,214 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 23° | 1,196 m | 9.5 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 22° | 1,192 m | 7.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,072 m | 16.3 mi |
| Troon Mountain | N 10° | 1,060 m | 11.3 mi |
| Brown's Mountain | N 6° | 991 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 89 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/304187717
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 5 mi
- Fountain Hills · 9 mi
- Mesa · 10 mi
- Tempe · 10 mi
- Phoenix · 12 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 14 mi
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