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10 Commandments Monument

10 Commandments Monument from directly overhead

10 Commandments Monument is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 475 m. Newman Peak stands 1,368 m to the east-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates32.75575, -111.55505

147 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Central Park: 0.0 mi
  • City Park: 0.0 mi
  • Veterans Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Southwest Gas Site Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Street Mini Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Toltec Buttes: 6.4 mi
  • Newman Peak: 9.3 mi
  • Picacho Peak: 12.2 mi
  • Black Butte: 14.5 mi
  • Treadway: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Sally's gift Shop Flower Mural: 0.2 mi
  • St Helen's Catholic Church Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Lady Of Guadalupe Shrine Nural: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Mural: 0.2 mi
  • Eloy Chamber Of Commerce Mural: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Casa Grande Art Museum: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 10 Commandments Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Newman PeakESE 106°1,368 m9.3 mi
Silver Bell PeakS 171°1,301 m24.3 mi
Ragged TopS 170°1,191 m21.5 mi
Confidence PeakS 175°1,139 m23.8 mi
Silver Bell MountainsS 172°1,125 m23.8 mi
Prieta PeakSW 233°1,014 m24.3 mi
Picacho PeakSE 133°1,011 m12.2 mi
Wolcott PeakS 169°1,003 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:38
June solstice05:1919:0219:38
September equinox06:1517:5218:24
December solstice07:2516:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535561697786919084736052
Precip in0.91.30.70.10.20.20.81.60.60.40.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eloy 4 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7749776971

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