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Lake Pleasant Regional Park

Lake Pleasant Regional Park from directly overhead

Lake Pleasant Regional Park is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 547 m. Lane Mountain stands 2,195 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Solo Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away.

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Coordinates33.91922, -112.27048
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Solo Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Whiskey Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Mitchell Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 4.4 mi
Peaks
  • Wild Burro Mesa: 3.5 mi
  • Sweat Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Black Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Mesa: 4.0 mi
  • Cholla Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • The Landing Pocket Park: 8.6 mi
  • Anthem Community Park: 8.8 mi
  • New River Community Park: 9.9 mi
  • Neighborhood Park at Mystic: 10.5 mi
  • Liberty Bell Park: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 3.0 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 4.3 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Vulture Arch: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lane MountainN 350°2,195 m16.4 mi
Watson PeakN 350°2,183 m16.4 mi
Silver MountainNNW 332°1,866 m16.5 mi
Malpais HillN 354°1,715 m12.8 mi
Black MesaE 89°1,430 m16.7 mi
Red MountainENE 71°1,428 m15.0 mi
New River MesaE 86°1,426 m17.0 mi
Lehman MountainNW 317°1,318 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:41
June solstice05:1919:0719:44
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697786919185756455
Precip in2.02.11.60.40.20.11.32.31.10.90.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle HOT Springs, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Donkey21 obs
  • Turkey Vulture9 obs
  • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake8 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant7 obs
  • Bald Eagle5 obs
  • saguaro5 obs
  • Great Egret5 obs
  • Largemouth Bass5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/100085359

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