- Elevation, modelled
- 396 m
- Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
- East End1,240 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road23.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4624, -111.9464
Boulder Garden is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled 396 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonoran Desert Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Boulder Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 29° | 1,240 m | 17.2 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 29° | 1,230 m | 15.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 32° | 1,214 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 27° | 1,196 m | 17.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 27° | 1,192 m | 15.4 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,060 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 43° | 935 m | 13.9 mi |
| Usery Mountain | E 81° | 905 m | 17.8 mi |
- 23.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Salvaged Ironwood: 0.0 mi
- Lonely Flight: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Majestic Mariposas: 0.1 mi
- Visitors Center: 0.1 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 0.3 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 0.4 mi
- Stingray Bay: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Tree of Life: 0.2 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 1.8 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 1.8 mi
- Tall Cross: 2.1 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Papago Buttes: 0.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 0.4 mi
- Barnes Butte: 0.7 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.4 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Papago Park: 0.4 mi
- PERA Club: 0.5 mi
- Evelyn Hallman Park: 1.0 mi
- Papago Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
- Papago Park-Tempe: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Sonoran Desert Garden: 0.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 0.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.0 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 0.0 mi
Museums: 41
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.1 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 2.3 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.4 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Elliot Ramada: 0.4 mi
- Ramada #1: 6.0 mi
- Ramada #2=: 6.1 mi
- Ramada #5: 6.2 mi
- Ramada #6: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 7.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.1 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chinese Wall: 10.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.5 mi
- Coon Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Illinois: 10.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Marinette: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 3 mi
- Tempe · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 6 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Mesa · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 8 mi
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