Pierce Park
Pierce Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint John Via Vianney, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Elevation
- 362 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint John Via Vianney: 0.4 mi
- Salvaged Ironwood: 2.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.3 mi
- Barnes Butte: 1.6 mi
- Papago Buttes: 1.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 2.5 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 3.3 mi
- The Praying Monk: 3.5 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 1.7 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 1.7 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 1.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.3 mi
- All Souls Cemetery Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Tovrea Castle Historic Area: 1.7 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 1.7 mi
- Arcadia Park: 1.7 mi
- Perry Park: 1.8 mi
- Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park: 1.8 mi
- Majestic Mariposas: 2.3 mi
- Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
- Petting Zoo: 2.4 mi
- Cow: 2.4 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 2.5 mi
- Bee Garden: 2.2 mi
- Sonoran Desert Garden: 2.2 mi
- Boulder Garden: 2.2 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 2.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 2.3 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 2.4 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 2.4 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 3.5 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 3.5 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 1.8 mi
- Ramada #1: 7.1 mi
- Ramada #2=: 7.1 mi
- Ramada #5: 7.3 mi
- Ramada #6: 7.3 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 6.2 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 9.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.7 mi
- Morrells Wall: 18.1 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Illinois: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.8 mi
- Marinette: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Pierce Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NE 36° | 1,240 m | 17.9 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NE 36° | 1,230 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 40° | 1,214 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 34° | 1,196 m | 17.6 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NE 35° | 1,192 m | 16.0 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,060 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 50° | 935 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | NNE 21° | 905 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix AP, 3 mi away.
- saguaro69 obs
- stinknet66 obs
- Monarch62 obs
- Creosote Bush43 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle41 obs
- Rock Pigeon40 obs
- Cooper's Hawk38 obs
- Domestic Cat35 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/384895016
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 4 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 6 mi
- Phoenix · 6 mi
- Tempe · 6 mi
- Guadalupe · 7 mi
- Mesa · 10 mi
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