Mormon Battallion Christmas Camp
Mormon Battallion Christmas Camp is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Espanto Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
Christmas Camp predates the Butterfield use of the Anza trail. It was a stopping point on the military expedition of the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War. The battalion camped at or near the site on Christmas Eve 1846
How to reach it
118 named places within 25 miles
- Milton "Paul" Antone Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Hohokam Youth Park: 18.0 mi
- Bougainvillea: 18.2 mi
- Copper Sky Regional Park: 18.3 mi
- Villages Park: 18.6 mi
- Espanto Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Booth Hills: 8.8 mi
- Sevenmile Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Haley Hills: 12.3 mi
- Butterfield Trail Campsite: 7.9 mi
- Desert Station: 8.6 mi
- Hazen Well: 13.5 mi
- Big Horn Station: 14.4 mi
- Farley's Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Him-Dak Eco-Museum: 16.4 mi
- Historic BIA Agent House: 17.1 mi
- Ernie Adams Dwarf Car Museum: 17.3 mi
- Gila Bend Museum: 23.1 mi
- Buckeye Valley Museum: 24.6 mi
- Maricopa M: 20.4 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 20.6 mi
- Star Tower: 21.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 21.4 mi
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park: 20.3 mi
- Gatlin Archeological Site: 20.7 mi
- Tres Rios Wetlands: 22.9 mi
- Hobo Joe Statue: 24.8 mi
- Cesar Chavez: 24.9 mi
- Infinite Possibilities: 24.9 mi
- Maricopa-Stanfield Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mormon Battallion Christmas Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | NNE 17° | 1,375 m | 15.0 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | NE 49° | 1,313 m | 12.4 mi |
| Maricopa Peak | S 183° | 1,239 m | 21.7 mi |
| Quartz Peak | NNE 33° | 1,235 m | 13.6 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | NE 36° | 1,221 m | 13.9 mi |
| Javelina Mountain | S 189° | 1,171 m | 21.5 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | NNE 27° | 1,113 m | 14.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,008 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maricopa 4 N, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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