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Mormon Battalion Historical Monument

Mormon Battalion Historical Monument from directly overhead

Mormon Battalion Historical Monument is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 421 m. Newman Peak stands 1,368 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Ranch Community Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49528404, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
421 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.91682, -111.75732

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coyote Ranch Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ed Hooper Rodeo Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pratt Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dave White Regional Park: 1.1 mi
  • Burruss Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Burgess Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Black Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Signal Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Fivemile Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Sacaton Peak: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Casa Grande Capsule: 4.0 mi
  • Metal Cactus Art: 15.5 mi
  • Lady Of Guadalupe Shrine Nural: 16.0 mi
  • St Helen's Catholic Church Statue: 16.0 mi
  • Sally's gift Shop Flower Mural: 16.2 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 7
  • San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 17.8 mi
  • Burrowing Owls Habitat: 22.0 mi
  • Tortoise Habitat: 22.0 mi
  • Chaparral Habitat: 22.1 mi
  • Burrowing Owls Habitat: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 15.0 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 16.8 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 17.5 mi
  • Maricopa M: 21.9 mi
  • Schnepf Farms: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Orbital ATK Courtyard: 24.6 mi
  • Break Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mormon Battalion Historical Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Newman PeakESE 123°1,368 m24.8 mi
Table TopWSW 242°1,333 m24.2 mi
Santan MountainN 9°949 m18.0 mi
Sacaton PeakNE 39°835 m7.7 mi
Table Top MountainsWSW 245°826 m24.5 mi
Wildcat PeakS 179°771 m23.3 mi
Malpais HillsNNE 19°756 m16.0 mi
Tat Momoli MountainsSSW 204°755 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:39
June solstice05:2019:0319:39
September equinox06:1617:5318:25
December solstice07:2716:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545764707888939186746153
Precip in0.81.00.80.20.20.20.91.50.70.50.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casa Grande, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359248856

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