Mariposa Park
Mariposa Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 365 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Elevation
- 365 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park: 0.9 mi
- La Pradera Park: 1.3 mi
- Hoshoni Park: 1.3 mi
- Cortez Park: 1.5 mi
- Washington Park: 1.7 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 1.4 mi
- Territorial Sheriff: 3.2 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 3.3 mi
- David C. Uribe: 3.3 mi
- F-100D Super Sabre "The Hun" Jet: 3.7 mi
- Risen Christ: 1.4 mi
- S: 3.5 mi
- A Path for Water: 3.6 mi
- Setting up the Competition: 4.8 mi
- Freeway Pot: 5.0 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Shaw Butte: 4.0 mi
- North Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Moon Hill: 5.0 mi
- Moon Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 5.7 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 5.8 mi
- Tea House: 6.7 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 7.6 mi
- Arch: 9.2 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 3.3 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 3.8 mi
- Entry Garden: 4.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.0 mi
- Bio Garden: 5.2 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Bead Museum: 3.3 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 3.4 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 4.6 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 4.2 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 4.2 mi
- Pima Area 4: 4.2 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 4.3 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 4.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 9.4 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Spring: 19.6 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Jims Spring: 22.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 22.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 23.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 15.0 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 21.0 mi
- Sven Slab: 21.6 mi
- Marinette: 9.0 mi
- Illinois: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Mariposa Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | SSW 205° | 1,375 m | 20.9 mi |
| East End | ENE 64° | 1,240 m | 20.9 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 67° | 1,230 m | 19.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 70° | 1,214 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 63° | 1,196 m | 20.4 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 66° | 1,192 m | 19.1 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NE 55° | 1,060 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,030 m | 21.3 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 | 19:42 |
| 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 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngtown, 11 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee18 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis18 obs
- Mourning Dove17 obs
- Rock Pigeon15 obs
- cheeseweed mallow15 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle14 obs
- stinknet14 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove12 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/450281328
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 4 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Scottsdale · 12 mi
- Guadalupe · 15 mi
- Tempe · 16 mi
- Mesa · 20 mi
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