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Bear Down

Bear Down from directly overhead

Bear Down is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Newman Peak stands 1,368 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Poston's Butte, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.05544, -111.37928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Poston Butte: 1.7 mi
  • Black Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Picture Rocks: 6.1 mi
  • Dozer Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Walker Butte: 7.9 mi
Parks
  • Highway Park: 2.2 mi
  • East Park: 9.4 mi
  • Kenilworth Sports Complex: 9.4 mi
  • North Park: 9.5 mi
  • Walker Park: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 34
Historic sites: 29
  • Poston's Butte: 0.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Ranch: 9.3 mi
  • Complex B: 9.9 mi
  • Ballcourt: 10.0 mi
  • Complex A: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 16
  • Mineral Mountain Rock Waterfall: 13.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site: 13.1 mi
  • Schnepf Farms: 17.0 mi
  • Pirate's Assault Catapault: 18.4 mi
  • Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Trough Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Ripsey Spring: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Bear Down. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Newman PeakS 183°1,368 m23.3 mi
Teapot MountainENE 64°1,367 m22.6 mi
Picketpost MountainNE 43°1,336 m18.9 mi
Sleeping Beauty MountainENE 63°1,332 m22.8 mi
Peak 4110NE 54°1,252.728 m15.4 mi
Granite MountainENE 70°1,232 m21.7 mi
Peak 3957NE 53°1,206.094 m15.4 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE 15°1,111 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:37
June solstice05:1819:0219:38
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:2516:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555764707887929085746354
Precip in1.40.91.20.30.40.01.21.10.30.40.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Florence, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9069174056

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