Christy Cove Park
Christy Cove Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 452 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoney Mountain Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Elevation
- 452 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoney Mountain Park: 0.6 mi
- Melrose Park: 0.8 mi
- Private Club House: 1.3 mi
- Private Club House: 1.4 mi
- Mercury Mine Basin Park: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- North Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Phoenix Mountains: 2.5 mi
- Piestewa Peak: 2.7 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 2.3 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 2.9 mi
- Cloud 9: 3.3 mi
- Barry Goldwater Memorial: 5.0 mi
- iron statue: 5.2 mi
- A Path for Water: 2.6 mi
- S: 2.7 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 5.2 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 7.0 mi
- Arch: 7.6 mi
- Lovely Bride: 8.8 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 8.9 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 2.8 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 6.3 mi
- Entry Garden: 6.6 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 7.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 6.5 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 7.1 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 7.2 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 2.0 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 2.0 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 2.0 mi
- Pima Area 4: 2.1 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 13.5 mi
- Jims Spring: 18.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 18.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 19.1 mi
- Flemming Spring: 21.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 11.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 14.5 mi
- Morrells Wall: 14.9 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 16.9 mi
- Coon Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Marinette: 13.9 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 23.9 mi
- Illinois: 20.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Christy Cove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 64° | 1,240 m | 14.8 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 67° | 1,230 m | 13.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 72° | 1,214 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 62° | 1,196 m | 14.3 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 67° | 1,192 m | 13.0 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NE 51° | 1,060 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cholla Mountain | NE 41° | 1,038 m | 18.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,030 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 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 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 89 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 7 mi away.
- stinknet340 obs
- saguaro185 obs
- California Barrel Cactus127 obs
- Creosote Bush102 obs
- Brittlebush94 obs
- Western Honey Bee76 obs
- ocotillo76 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus72 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/60862963
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 6 mi
- Scottsdale · 8 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 11 mi
- Tempe · 14 mi
- Guadalupe · 15 mi
- Mesa · 16 mi
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