Butterfield Trail Campsite
Butterfield Trail Campsite is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 473 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Station, a historic site 0.7 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Park in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49476369, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
65 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Espanto Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Margies Peak: 10.7 mi
- Isanaklesh Peaks: 13.1 mi
- Booth Hills: 14.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 14.6 mi
- Buckeye Hills Regional Park: 19.7 mi
- Bougainvillea: 19.8 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 20.6 mi
- Desert Station: 0.7 mi
- Hazen Well: 7.9 mi
- Mormon Battallion Christmas Camp: 7.9 mi
- McCray Well: 12.3 mi
- Gatlin Site: 12.8 mi
- Gila Bend Museum: 15.3 mi
- Ernie Adams Dwarf Car Museum: 22.6 mi
- Buckeye Valley Museum: 23.6 mi
- Him-Dak Eco-Museum: 23.9 mi
- Historic BIA Agent House: 24.6 mi
- Gatlin Archeological Site: 12.8 mi
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park: 23.5 mi
- Petroglyphs: 13.5 mi
- Star Tower: 23.8 mi
- Hobo Joe Statue: 23.6 mi
- Maricopa-Stanfield Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfield Trail Campsite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | NE 37° | 1,375 m | 20.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | ENE 59° | 1,313 m | 19.8 mi |
| Maricopa Peak | SSE 162° | 1,239 m | 20.7 mi |
| Quartz Peak | NE 48° | 1,235 m | 20.1 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | NE 50° | 1,221 m | 20.6 mi |
| Javelina Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,171 m | 19.8 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | NE 44° | 1,113 m | 20.4 mi |
| Woolsey Peak | WNW 292° | 961 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:56 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila Bend 2SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359243710
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