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iron statue

iron statue from directly overhead

iron statue is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Continental Mountain stands 1,356 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Basin Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
tin man toltec statuette thst has sat here for years. was here when this house was built, and kept with the property, according to the owner.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.66021, -112.02829
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coyote Basin Park: 0.8 mi
  • Moonlight Shadows Neighborhood Green Space: 0.9 mi
  • Buffalo Ridge Park: 1.0 mi
  • Los Paseos Green Space: 1.0 mi
  • Moonlight Shadows Neighborhood Park Space: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Arch: 4.4 mi
  • Jeep Wreck: 7.4 mi
  • Starfire Golf Club: 8.4 mi
  • Phoenix Bat Cave: 10.2 mi
  • Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs: 54
  • Mountain Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Jims Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Apache Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Flemming Spring: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 50
Museums: 39
  • Penske Racing Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Sunnyslope Historical Society: 6.5 mi
  • Sahuaro Central Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Martin Auto Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 10.5 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 30
  • Maricopa Area 3: 5.6 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 5.8 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 5.8 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 5.8 mi
  • Yavapai Area 10: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of iron statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Continental MountainNNE1,356 m17.1 mi
East EndE1,240 m13.2 mi
McDowell PeakE1,230 m12.1 mi
Thompson PeakE1,214 m12.5 mi
Tom's ThumbE1,196 m12.6 mi
Drinkwater PeakE1,192 m11.7 mi
Elephant MountainN1,192 m16.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNE1,177 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0619:42
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:3016:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763707887929286756253
Precip in1.21.21.10.40.20.00.81.00.70.70.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5504198678

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