Guns to Salute the Fallen
Guns to Salute the Fallen is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Missouri Cannon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wesley Bolin Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Woodland Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Library Park: 0.4 mi
- University Park: 0.5 mi
- Ninos Park: 0.6 mi
- Tea House: 1.4 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 1.4 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 2.4 mi
- Mill of Madness: 6.3 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 7.0 mi
- Dobbins Lookout: 7.4 mi
- Two Peaks: 7.5 mi
- Twin Butte: 7.6 mi
- Bell Butte: 7.8 mi
- Barnes Butte: 8.0 mi
- USS Missouri Cannon: 0.0 mi
- USS Arizona Cannon: 0.0 mi
- USS Arizona Mast: 0.0 mi
- Arizona Fire Fighers Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Ernest W. McFarland Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Dry Garden: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 1.4 mi
- Phoenix Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bio Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum: 0.1 mi
- Phoenix Trolley Museum: 0.6 mi
- Phoenix Police Museum: 1.0 mi
- Create at Arizona Science Center: 1.5 mi
- Arizona Science Center: 1.6 mi
- Winged Victory: 0.2 mi
- Her Secret is Patience: 1.2 mi
- Kasuga-Doro: 1.3 mi
- The Arizona Bolas: 1.3 mi
- Pagoda: 1.3 mi
- Las Lomitas Picnic Ground: 7.1 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 7.2 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 8.1 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 9.3 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 9.3 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 2.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Tres Rios Wetlands: 11.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 7.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 23.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 23.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 24.1 mi
- Marinette: 14.6 mi
- Illinois: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Guns to Salute the Fallen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | SW 222° | 1,375 m | 16.2 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SSW 198° | 1,313 m | 19.2 mi |
| East End | NE 46° | 1,240 m | 23.3 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SSW 208° | 1,235 m | 17.0 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NE 47° | 1,230 m | 21.6 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,221 m | 16.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 50° | 1,214 m | 21.1 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 45° | 1,196 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Phoenix, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/370280250
Day trips start here
- Greater Phoenix · 1 mi
- Phoenix · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 9 mi
- Scottsdale · 10 mi
- Tempe · 11 mi
- Mesa · 16 mi
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