Tree of Life
Tree of Life is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.
A reclamation land art piece, made by Judy Pinto, with landscape architect Steve Martino. It's made of stone walls, arranged in the shape of a tree, lying flat on the ground, and is designed to capture water with its branches & trunk to foster plant life.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
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- Visitors Center: 0.3 mi
- Majestic Mariposas: 0.3 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 0.4 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 0.6 mi
- Stingray Bay: 1.0 mi
- Papago Buttes: 0.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 0.6 mi
- Barnes Butte: 0.7 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.6 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Papago Park: 0.7 mi
- PERA Club: 0.7 mi
- Evelyn Hallman Park: 1.1 mi
- Papago Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
- Paiute Park: 1.3 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 2.0 mi
- Tall Cross: 2.0 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 2.6 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 2.7 mi
- Boulder Garden: 0.2 mi
- Desert Botanical Garden: 0.3 mi
- Desert Botanical Garden Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Ottosen Entry Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sonoran Desert Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.3 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 1.7 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 2.1 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.2 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 2.7 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 0.6 mi
- Ramada #1: 6.2 mi
- Ramada #2=: 6.3 mi
- Ramada #5: 6.4 mi
- Ramada #6: 6.4 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 8.0 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 10.5 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 16.9 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.3 mi
- Sven Slab: 17.8 mi
- Coon Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Illinois: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.0 mi
- Marinette: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Tree of Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 29° | 1,240 m | 17.0 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 29° | 1,230 m | 15.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 32° | 1,214 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 27° | 1,196 m | 16.8 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 27° | 1,192 m | 15.1 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,060 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 43° | 935 m | 13.7 mi |
| Usery Mountain | E 82° | 905 m | 17.7 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 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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/4098813766
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 2 mi
- Tempe · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 7 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Mesa · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 8 mi
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