- Elevation, modelled
- 613 m
- Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
- Butte Peak1,470 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road27.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 33.7003, -111.8875
Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 613 m. Butte Peak stands 1,470 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonoran Hills Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 27 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Scottsdale
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Peak | N 7° | 1,470 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bronco Butte | N 3° | 1,461 m | 13.9 mi |
| Skull Mesa | N 356° | 1,405 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | N 8° | 1,385 m | 13.2 mi |
| Apache Peak | N 11° | 1,375 m | 12.6 mi |
| Continental Mountain | N 359° | 1,356 m | 12.4 mi |
| East End | ESE 106° | 1,240 m | 5.2 mi |
| McDowell Peak | SE 125° | 1,230 m | 4.9 mi |
- 27.3 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sonoran Hills Park: 1.4 mi
- Sonoran Hills Community: 1.9 mi
- Arroyo Park: 2.3 mi
- Homestead Park: 2.4 mi
- Thompson Peak Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 2.1 mi
- Bunny Rock: 4.5 mi
- Water Tank: 4.7 mi
- Morrell's Boulder: 5.1 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Pinnacle Peak: 2.3 mi
- Troon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Crescent Butte Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Horseshoe Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Mountains and Rainbows: 3.6 mi
- Impulsion: 4.7 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 8.8 mi
Springs
- Mountain Spring: 4.3 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 10.0 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 12.0 mi
- Flemming Spring: 12.5 mi
- Jims Spring: 12.9 mi
Historic sites
- Foundation: 4.4 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 4.8 mi
- iron statue: 8.6 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 10.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 57
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 5.1 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 11.3 mi
- Xeric Garden: 11.3 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 12.3 mi
Museums: 39
- Penske Racing Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.0 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 34
- Ironwood Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 12.1 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 12.1 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 2.5 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Gardeners Wall: 4.8 mi
- Morrells Wall: 5.0 mi
- Sven Slab: 5.4 mi
- Coon Bluff: 17.3 mi
- West Point: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Wranglers Roost: 20.2 mi
- Marinette: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Camp Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 11 mi
- Scottsdale · 14 mi
- Phoenix · 17 mi
- Mesa · 20 mi
- Tempe · 20 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 21 mi
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