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Phoenix Mountains Park

Phoenix Mountains Park from directly overhead

Phoenix Mountains Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 760 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Piestewa Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 28 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
760 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.54071, -112.01937
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 32nd Street Trailhead: 0.7 mi
  • Granada Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sumida Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dreamy Draw Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
  • Private Club House: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 1.3 mi
  • Barry Goldwater Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 3.4 mi
  • Crucifix: 4.1 mi
  • High Flight: 4.2 mi
Artworks
  • Freeway Pot: 1.4 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 1.4 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 1.4 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 1.5 mi
  • Freeway Pot: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 2.6 mi
  • Entry Garden: 4.3 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 4.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Bio Garden: 5.7 mi
Museums: 43
Picnic sites: 29
  • Yavapai Area 10: 3.9 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 3.9 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 4.0 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 4.0 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Springs: 7
  • Mountain Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Jims Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Apache Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Flemming Spring: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Phoenix Mountains Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNE 53°1,240 m15.8 mi
McDowell PeakNE 55°1,230 m14.2 mi
Thompson PeakENE 59°1,214 m13.9 mi
Tom's ThumbNE 51°1,196 m15.4 mi
Drinkwater PeakNE 54°1,192 m13.9 mi
Troon MountainNE 40°1,060 m15.8 mi
Brown's MountainNNE 32°991 m19.0 mi
Sunrise PeakENE 71°935 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • saguaro400 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus335 obs
  • Graham's nipple cactus262 obs
  • Creosote Bush206 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus200 obs
  • Brittlebush176 obs
  • Buckhorn Cholla161 obs
  • ocotillo155 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/35799601

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