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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: 6
  • San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 17.8 mi
  • Burrowing Owls Habitat: 22.0 mi
  • Tortoise Habitat: 22.0 mi
  • Chaparral Habitat: 22.1 mi
  • Humming Bird/Butterfly Habitat: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 15.0 mi
  • Maricopa M: 21.9 mi
  • Schnepf Farms: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
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 PeakESE1,368 m24.8 mi
Table TopWSW1,333 m24.2 mi
Santan MountainN949 m18.0 mi
Sacaton PeakNE835 m7.7 mi
Table Top MountainsWSW826 m24.5 mi
Wildcat PeakS771 m23.3 mi
Malpais HillsNNE756 m16.0 mi
Tat Momoli MountainsSSW755 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 50–80 °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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