- Elevation, modelled
- 365 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- East End1,240 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road22.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4434, -111.9319
Sonoran Desert Habitat is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled 365 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tempe Women's Club Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Sonoran Desert Habitat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 25° | 1,240 m | 18.0 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 24° | 1,230 m | 16.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 26° | 1,214 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 23° | 1,196 m | 17.9 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 23° | 1,192 m | 16.2 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,060 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 37° | 935 m | 14.4 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 77° | 905 m | 17.2 mi |
- 22.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Tempe Women's Club Park: 0.0 mi
- Tempe Park: 0.2 mi
- Papago Park - Tempe: 0.3 mi
- Papago Park Playground: 0.3 mi
- Papago Park-Tempe: 0.4 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.7 mi
- Tall Cross: 1.7 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 2.3 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 3.0 mi
- Big Horn Sheep: 0.8 mi
- Desert Tents: 0.8 mi
- Porcupine: 0.8 mi
- Baboon: 0.8 mi
- Mandrill: 0.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.0 mi
- A: 1.1 mi
- A: 1.1 mi
- A: 1.1 mi
- 2nd A: 1.1 mi
- Hayden Butte: 1.1 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 1.2 mi
- Papago Buttes: 1.8 mi
- Barnes Butte: 2.2 mi
- Bell Butte: 3.2 mi
- Conversion Space: 0.0 mi
- Mediterranean Garden: 0.0 mi
- Plants of the Outback: 0.1 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 0.1 mi
- Chaparral: 1.3 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.3 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 3.1 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 3.3 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 1.8 mi
- Ramada #1: 4.7 mi
- Ramada #2=: 4.7 mi
- Ramada #5: 4.9 mi
- Ramada #6: 4.9 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.9 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 9.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.9 mi
- Morrells Wall: 18.3 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.9 mi
- Illinois: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Spring: 17.1 mi
- Marinette: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
- Gambel's Quail997 obs
- saguaro932 obs
- Cactus Wren889 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle818 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard818 obs
- Round-tailed Ground Squirrel746 obs
- Queen744 obs
- Mourning Dove679 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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- Tempe · 2 mi
- Scottsdale · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 5 mi
- Mesa · 6 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 9 mi
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