Phoenix South Mountain Park
Phoenix South Mountain Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 708 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Wall, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 29 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 708 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain Preserve - Telegraph Pass Entrance: 1.6 mi
- Desert Foothills Park: 2.2 mi
- Equestrian Arena Park: 2.5 mi
- Highline Park: 2.5 mi
- Las Ramadas Picnic Ground: 2.6 mi
- old stone houses: 3.0 mi
- Lost Ranch: 3.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.7 mi
- San Juan Lookout: 5.6 mi
- Cesar Chavez Memorial: 5.9 mi
- A Brief History of Technology: 3.4 mi
- Cuatro Animales Salvajes: 3.4 mi
- El Espiritu del Desierto: 3.4 mi
- Our Lade of Guadlupe: 4.1 mi
- Thermometer: 4.6 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 3.6 mi
- Mill of Madness: 5.4 mi
- Edith House: 7.1 mi
- Axe Adventures: 7.1 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 8.7 mi
- The Rover Vine: 7.8 mi
- The Learning Patch: 8.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.7 mi
- Life Sciences Courtyard: 8.8 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 8.9 mi
- Dobbins Lookout: 0.9 mi
- Mount Suappoa: 1.1 mi
- Two Peaks: 1.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 2.7 mi
- Maricopa Peak: 4.5 mi
- Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center: 6.0 mi
- Huhugam Heritage Center: 7.1 mi
- Arizona Science Center: 7.9 mi
- Phoenix Police Museum: 7.9 mi
- Create at Arizona Science Center: 8.0 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 1.8 mi
- Las Lomitas Picnic Ground: 1.9 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 6.8 mi
- Ramada #7: 6.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.1 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 6.0 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 7.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 0.4 mi
- Illinois: 11.5 mi
- Marinette: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phoenix South Mountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | WSW 253° | 1,375 m | 14.1 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SW 220° | 1,313 m | 13.5 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SW 236° | 1,235 m | 12.8 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SW 233° | 1,221 m | 12.2 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | WSW 242° | 1,113 m | 12.9 mi |
| Santan Mountain | ESE 120° | 949 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 39° | 935 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | SW 215° | 899 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Phoenix, 4 mi away.
- saguaro356 obs
- Creosote Bush230 obs
- Brittlebush122 obs
- ocotillo100 obs
- California Barrel Cactus100 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus92 obs
- Common Chuckwalla84 obs
- elephant tree80 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 node/359249858
Day trips start here
- Guadalupe · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 7 mi
- Tempe · 10 mi
- Chandler · 12 mi
- Phoenix · 12 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
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