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Xeriscape Demonstration Garden

Xeriscape Demonstration Garden from directly overhead

Xeriscape Demonstration Garden is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. White Picacho stands 1,306 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature Unwinding, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Beauty and responsibility come together in our Xeriscape Demonstration Garden! Visitors can view a wide variety of plants and hardscapes and learn more about responsible and sustainable water use when creating a beautiful arid landscape.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Surprise
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.63038, -112.36892
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fighter Field: 0.1 mi
  • Surprise Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lane & Drive Park: 1.0 mi
  • 149th & Parkview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Central Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 60
  • Bunker Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Sunset Point: 7.6 mi
  • Calderwood Butte: 8.8 mi
  • White Peak: 9.8 mi
  • West Wing Mountain: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 52
Museums: 19
Springs: 16
  • Big Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Burro Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Chalky Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Coyote Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Tule Spring: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Prayer Garden: 4.7 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 17.9 mi
  • Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 18.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Vulture Arch: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White PicachoNNW 341°1,306 m25.0 mi
Red PicachoNNW 340°1,304 m24.4 mi
Barry Goldwater PeakWSW 253°1,243 m12.7 mi
Garfias MountainN 354°1,027 m22.0 mi
Hellgate MountainN 353°1,016 m23.3 mi
Governors PeakN 359°982 m23.8 mi
Pikes PeakN 356°962 m19.1 mi
Daisy MountainNE 41°958 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0918:41
June solstice05:2019:0719:44
September equinox06:1817:5518:28
December solstice07:3116:4817:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535663707887929185736152
Precip in1.01.21.00.30.10.00.81.00.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngtown, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard91 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle53 obs
  • Rock Pigeon37 obs
  • stinknet37 obs
  • American Coot34 obs
  • Costa's Hummingbird26 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck23 obs
  • Canada Goose20 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1157560238

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