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White Tank Mountain Regional Park

White Tank Mountain Regional Park from directly overhead

White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 795 m. Red Picacho stands 1,304 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Barry Goldwater Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.61032, -112.56180
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fesival Foothills Park: 5.0 mi
  • Bell Pointe Neighborhood Park: 6.4 mi
  • Sierra Montana Park: 6.9 mi
  • Cortessa HOA Park: 6.9 mi
  • Surprise Farms Community Park: 7.0 mi
Attractions
  • Victory Steps at Verrado: 7.3 mi
  • Primates & Waterfoul: 9.3 mi
  • Condor: 9.3 mi
  • King Vulture: 9.3 mi
  • Birds: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Barry Goldwater Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Baacon: 5.4 mi
  • Valley Vista: 8.3 mi
  • Pyrite Summit: 8.8 mi
  • Crest Summit: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 24
Historic sites: 17
  • Memorial to Unborn Children: 7.9 mi
  • The Dedication Stone: 8.0 mi
  • Aviator Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Vaya Con Dios Air Fighter Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Big Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Coyote Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Burro Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Tule Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Chalky Spring: 22.2 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Vulture Arch: 17.9 mi
  • Belmont Arch: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Tank Mountain Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red PicachoN 6°1,304 m24.5 mi
Barry Goldwater PeakSSW 203°1,243 m2.6 mi
Vulture PeakNW 324°1,102 m22.9 mi
Garfias MountainNNE 21°1,027 m24.9 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 25°962 m22.6 mi
Caballeros PeaksNW 323°920 m21.2 mi
BaaconSSE 160°914 m5.4 mi
Baldy MountainNE 35°841 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:42
June solstice05:2119:0819:44
September equinox06:1917:5618:28
December solstice07:3216:4917:27

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525560667686919084726052
Precip in1.41.41.00.30.10.10.91.11.10.70.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wittmann 1SE, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard38 obs
  • Brittlebush38 obs
  • saguaro38 obs
  • Buckhorn Cholla33 obs
  • California poppy21 obs
  • chaparral beardtongue19 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus18 obs
  • Emory's rockdaisy18 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/98847369

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