Cortez Park
Cortez Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoshoni Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoshoni Park: 0.9 mi
- Rose Mofford Sports Complex: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.4 mi
- Mariposa Park: 1.5 mi
- Mission Park: 1.5 mi
- David C. Uribe: 1.8 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 2.9 mi
- Cloud 9: 3.0 mi
- Glendale USS Arizona Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 3.4 mi
- Risen Christ: 2.9 mi
- S: 3.2 mi
- A Path for Water: 3.9 mi
- Freeway Pot: 5.7 mi
- Freeway Pot: 5.8 mi
- Shaw Butte: 3.1 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.2 mi
- North Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Moon Hill: 3.9 mi
- Moon Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 7.2 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 7.3 mi
- Arch: 7.8 mi
- Tea House: 8.2 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 8.5 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 4.2 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 4.7 mi
- Entry Garden: 6.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
- Bio Garden: 6.7 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Bead Museum: 3.6 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 3.6 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 3.8 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 3.9 mi
- Pima Area 4: 3.9 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 3.9 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 10.9 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 19.3 mi
- Big Spring: 19.8 mi
- Jims Spring: 20.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 21.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 22.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 16.5 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 20.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 21.2 mi
- Marinette: 8.3 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 24.5 mi
- Illinois: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Cortez Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 68° | 1,240 m | 20.6 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 71° | 1,230 m | 19.2 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 74° | 1,214 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 67° | 1,196 m | 20.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 70° | 1,192 m | 18.8 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,060 m | 19.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,030 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | E 82° | 935 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 9 mi away.
- Great-tailed Grackle21 obs
- cheeseweed mallow15 obs
- Mourning Dove13 obs
- House Sparrow12 obs
- stinknet12 obs
- Rock Pigeon11 obs
- Western Honey Bee11 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis10 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/303761304
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 10 mi
- Scottsdale · 12 mi
- Guadalupe · 17 mi
- Tempe · 17 mi
- Mesa · 21 mi
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