Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 691 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Phoenix South Mountain Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 29 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 691 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Phoenix South Mountain Park: 0.4 mi
- South Mountain Preserve - Telegraph Pass Entrance: 2.0 mi
- Highline Park: 2.1 mi
- Ma-Ha Tuak Park: 2.4 mi
- Equestrian Arena Park: 2.5 mi
- old stone houses: 2.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Lost Ranch: 3.8 mi
- San Juan Lookout: 5.7 mi
- Cesar Chavez Memorial: 5.8 mi
- A Brief History of Technology: 3.0 mi
- Cuatro Animales Salvajes: 3.0 mi
- El Espiritu del Desierto: 3.0 mi
- Our Lade of Guadlupe: 3.7 mi
- Thermometer: 4.6 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 3.7 mi
- Mill of Madness: 5.0 mi
- Axe Adventures: 6.7 mi
- Edith House: 7.2 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 8.4 mi
- Dobbins Lookout: 0.7 mi
- Mount Suappoa: 1.3 mi
- Two Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Goat Hill: 2.9 mi
- Maricopa Peak: 4.5 mi
- The Rover Vine: 7.7 mi
- The Learning Patch: 7.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.4 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 8.5 mi
- Dry Garden: 8.5 mi
- Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center: 5.6 mi
- Huhugam Heritage Center: 7.4 mi
- Arizona Science Center: 7.5 mi
- Phoenix Police Museum: 7.5 mi
- Create at Arizona Science Center: 7.6 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
- Las Lomitas Picnic Ground: 1.8 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 6.7 mi
- Ramada #1: 6.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 1.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 1.9 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 5.6 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 7.4 mi
- Illinois: 11.5 mi
- Marinette: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinese Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | WSW 251° | 1,375 m | 14.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SW 219° | 1,313 m | 13.9 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SW 234° | 1,235 m | 13.0 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SW 232° | 1,221 m | 12.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 33° | 1,214 m | 25.0 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | WSW 241° | 1,113 m | 13.1 mi |
| Santan Mountain | ESE 121° | 949 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 39° | 935 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Phoenix, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1212375443
Day trips start here
- Guadalupe · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 7 mi
- Tempe · 9 mi
- Chandler · 12 mi
- Phoenix · 12 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
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