Nature reserve · Arizona
Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. White Picacho stands 1,306 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Calderwood Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City Of Peoria
How to reach it
Coordinates33.73027, -112.27912
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Calderwood Butte: 0.2 mi
- West Wing Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Keefer Hill: 3.3 mi
- East Wing Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Tierra Del Rio HOA Park: 0.9 mi
- Tierra Del Rio Play Park: 1.0 mi
- Cantilena Sunken Park: 1.9 mi
- Paloma Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Coldwater Ranch Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Labyrinth - Desert Palms Presbyterian Church: 5.7 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 10.5 mi
- Arch: 10.8 mi
- White Alligator: 14.6 mi
- Stingrays: 14.6 mi
Historic sites
- firefighters memorial: 7.0 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 7.7 mi
- SunCity SunDial: 7.7 mi
- Aviator Memorial: 8.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.9 mi
Springs: 56
- Big Spring: 6.0 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.4 mi
- Chalky Spring: 8.8 mi
- Coyote Springs: 10.9 mi
- Tule Spring: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 51
- Our Lady: 5.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 5.8 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette: 5.8 mi
- Our Lady of Grace: 6.5 mi
- Bl. Fr. Michael McGivney: 6.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 7.6 mi
- Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum: 9.0 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mercantile: 9.7 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 13.1 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Cave Creek Regional Park: 17.3 mi
- New River Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 14
- Prayer Garden: 7.0 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 8.6 mi
- Garden: 9.6 mi
- Xeric Garden: 16.2 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Ringtail Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
- Bobcat Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
- Wild Burro Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Lakeview Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
- Cottonwood Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Marinette: 9.2 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 16.4 mi
- Gillett: 21.0 mi
- Tip Top: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- White Bluffs: 17.0 mi
- West Point: 20.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Picacho | NW 322° | 1,306 m | 21.3 mi |
| Red Picacho | NW 320° | 1,304 m | 21.0 mi |
| Barry Goldwater Peak | WSW 238° | 1,243 m | 20.3 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | NE 56° | 1,192 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 4° | 1,156 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dutch Butte | N 6° | 1,075 m | 19.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,030 m | 20.3 mi |
| Garfias Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,027 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngtown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/690943087
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 19 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 24 mi
- Scottsdale · 25 mi
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