La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Woolsey Peak stands 961 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Petroglyphs, a attraction 2.3 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
This hilltop village contains at least 57 rooms, and its elevated perch offers expansive views across the Gila River valley. Pottery at the site suggests the village was built and occupied by several generations of Hohokam farmers in the A.D. 1200s.
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Woolsey Peak: 13.4 mi
- Margies Peak: 13.9 mi
- Blindman Butte: 14.0 mi
- Bunyan Peak: 14.1 mi
- Gatlin Site: 3.7 mi
- McCray Well: 12.5 mi
- Hazen Well: 13.1 mi
- Desert Station: 15.1 mi
- Gillespie Dam Interpretive Center: 15.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 4.9 mi
- Arlington State Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
- Buckeye Hills Regional Park: 20.5 mi
- Robbins Butte State Game Management Unit: 22.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Gatlin Archeological Site: 3.8 mi
- Gila Bend Museum: 4.5 mi
- Woolsey Spring: 15.2 mi
- Arlington Volcano: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Fortaleza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolsey Peak | NNW 327° | 961 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 183° | 812 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jack in the Pulpit | SE 145° | 768 m | 21.4 mi |
| Margies Peak | NE 40° | 760 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 61° | 760 m | 15.2 mi |
| Round Butte | SE 135° | 743 m | 21.2 mi |
| Isanaklesh Peaks | ESE 123° | 741 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bunyan Peak | WNW 302° | 726 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7012432489
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