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Norton Park

Norton Park from directly overhead

Norton Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 400 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Palma Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1980
Elevation
400 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates33.57194, -112.05502

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • A Path for Water: 1.0 mi
  • S: 1.2 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 2.6 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 2.8 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 58
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 1.3 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 4.8 mi
  • Entry Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Bio Garden: 6.6 mi
Museums: 43
Picnic sites: 31
  • Yavapai Area 10: 0.9 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 1.0 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 1.0 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 1.1 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Springs: 19
  • Mountain Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Jims Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Apache Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Norton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE 63°1,240 m16.4 mi
McDowell PeakENE 66°1,230 m14.9 mi
Thompson PeakENE 70°1,214 m14.8 mi
Tom's ThumbENE 61°1,196 m15.9 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE 65°1,192 m14.6 mi
Troon MountainNE 51°1,060 m15.8 mi
Black MountainNNE 21°1,030 m18.0 mi
Brown's MountainNE 40°991 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0619:42
September equinox06:1717:5418:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555764717989939287756354
Precip in1.11.21.10.30.20.00.90.80.60.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 8 mi away.

  • stinknet300 obs
  • saguaro180 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus127 obs
  • Creosote Bush127 obs
  • Brittlebush113 obs
  • ocotillo97 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus94 obs
  • Graham's nipple cactus75 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/32938755

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