- Elevation, modelled
- 581 m
- Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
- Kentuck Mountain1,527 m · 14.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:43local time
- Coordinates
- 33.8222, -112.0188
Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled 581 m. Kentuck Mountain stands 1,527 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Xeric Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Operated by
- Desert Defenders
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentuck Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,527 m | 14.9 mi |
| Monument Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,519 m | 15.1 mi |
| Quien Sabe Peak | NE 45° | 1,486 m | 11.1 mi |
| Butte Peak | ENE 61° | 1,470 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bronco Butte | ENE 57° | 1,461 m | 9.9 mi |
| Black Mesa | NNE 18° | 1,430 m | 7.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 359° | 1,428 m | 11.7 mi |
| New River Mesa | NNE 18° | 1,426 m | 8.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Creek Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Dove Valley Park: 3.3 mi
- Central Avenue Trail Head: 3.8 mi
- Desert Hills Trailhead: 4.1 mi
- Apache Wash Trailhead: 4.2 mi
- Jims Spring: 2.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 2.8 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 5.5 mi
- Burro Springs: 5.7 mi
- Ringneck Spring: 5.9 mi
- Gunsight: 2.6 mi
- Go John Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Apache Peak: 3.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 5.0 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 10.8 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 13.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Corral: 7.3 mi
- iron statue: 11.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 13.8 mi
- Foundation: 15.7 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 5.8 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 6.7 mi
- Archeology Notification: 6.9 mi
- Bunny Rock: 9.7 mi
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 10.6 mi
- Seven Springs: 13.8 mi
- Ringtail Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
- Bobcat Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 16.6 mi
- Wild Burro Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mercantile: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 11.6 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 13.0 mi
- Xeric Garden: 0.0 mi
- Garden: 7.6 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 14.3 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 18.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.4 mi
- Cave Creek Regional Park: 1.2 mi
- Desert Enclave Preserve: 2.5 mi
- P.A. Seitts Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 4.5 mi
- West Point: 9.5 mi
- White Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 15.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 15.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.7 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 8.9 mi
- Gillett: 15.9 mi
- Tip Top: 20.5 mi
- Marinette: 21.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 7 mi away.
- saguaro431 obs
- Buckhorn Cholla98 obs
- stinknet94 obs
- Brittlebush93 obs
- California Barrel Cactus82 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus82 obs
- Teddybear Cholla81 obs
- little-leaved palo verde70 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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