Tall Cross
Tall Cross is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista del Camino Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Vista del Camino Park: 0.3 mi
- Eldorado Park: 0.7 mi
- Papago Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Apache Park: 0.8 mi
- Indian Bend Park: 0.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 2.0 mi
- Papago Buttes: 2.4 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.6 mi
- Barnes Butte: 2.7 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 1.9 mi
- Big Horn Sheep: 2.0 mi
- Visitors Center: 2.0 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 2.0 mi
- Oryx: 2.1 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.0 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.3 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 3.6 mi
- Mesa Grande Cultural Park: 4.2 mi
- Mesa Monument: 4.2 mi
- South Scottsdale Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Plants of the Outback: 1.6 mi
- Mediterranean Garden: 1.7 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 1.7 mi
- Conversion Space: 1.7 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.3 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 2.5 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum: 3.2 mi
- Swimming Dreamers: 1.7 mi
- HY-VIEW: 1.9 mi
- timeline: 1.9 mi
- Camp Papago WWII Prisoner Escape Tunnel Exit: 2.0 mi
- Lonely Flight: 2.0 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 2.5 mi
- Ramada #2=: 6.1 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 6.4 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 10.5 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 9.8 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 10.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 11.4 mi
- Coon Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 16.4 mi
- Morrells Wall: 16.8 mi
- Sven Slab: 17.3 mi
- Mountain Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 23.7 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 24.3 mi
- Marinette: 22.9 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 24.3 mi
- Illinois: 9.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Tall Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 23° | 1,240 m | 16.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 21° | 1,230 m | 14.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 24° | 1,214 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 20° | 1,196 m | 16.4 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 20° | 1,192 m | 14.7 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,060 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pass Mountain | E 84° | 1,007 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 35° | 935 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11258854540
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 3 mi
- Tempe · 3 mi
- Mesa · 6 mi
- Guadalupe · 7 mi
- Gilbert · 10 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 10 mi
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