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Morrells Wall

Morrells Wall, seen from above at true elevation

Morrells Wall is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,090 m. Butte Peak stands 1,470 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Morrell's Boulder, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1090 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.68554, -111.80196

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Morrell's Boulder: 0.3 mi
  • Water Tank: 0.4 mi
  • Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead: 0.8 mi
  • Marcus Landslide Loop: 0.8 mi
  • Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Tom's Thumb Trailhead: 0.7 mi
  • Homestead Park: 3.5 mi
  • Ethel's Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Arroyo Park: 3.6 mi
  • George "Doc" Cavalliere Park: 4.2 mi
Springs
  • Mountain Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Sandstone Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 12.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 56
  • Fountain Hills Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • The Potted Plant Inc.: 7.8 mi
  • Scottsdale Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Putting Green: 12.8 mi
  • Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 12.8 mi
Museums: 38
Picnic sites: 35
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 2
  • Sandy Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Illinois: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Morrells Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Butte PeakNNW 347°1,470 m14.9 mi
Bronco ButteNNW 344°1,461 m15.5 mi
Granite MountainENE 62°1,429 m15.6 mi
Gold HillNNW 348°1,385 m14.5 mi
West Granite MountainENE 59°1,382 m15.1 mi
Apache PeakN 349°1,375 m13.7 mi
Continental MountainNNW 339°1,356 m14.4 mi
Saint Clair PeakNNE 16°1,284 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:1819:0519:42
September equinox06:1617:5318:25
December solstice07:2916:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535560667484888782726153
Precip in1.41.71.50.50.30.11.01.20.81.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacle Peak, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1380996171

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