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Sonrisa Park

Sonrisa Park from directly overhead

Sonrisa Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 426 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sereno Horse Arena, a park 0.6 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1978
Elevation
426 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
Coordinates33.60318, -111.97044
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 3.5 mi
  • Barry Goldwater Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • iron statue: 5.2 mi
  • Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 5.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 5.3 mi
Attractions
  • Starfire Golf Club: 3.6 mi
  • Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 6.3 mi
  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: 6.3 mi
  • UFO Experience: 6.3 mi
  • Phoenix Bat Cave: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 58
  • The Potted Plant Inc.: 3.5 mi
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 6.3 mi
  • Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Putting Green: 7.9 mi
  • Scottsdale Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Museums: 43
Springs: 41
  • Mountain Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Jims Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Apache Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Flemming Spring: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Maricopa Area 3: 5.7 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 5.7 mi
  • Yavapai Area 10: 5.7 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 5.8 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Sonrisa Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE 62°1,240 m11.1 mi
McDowell PeakENE 66°1,230 m9.6 mi
Thompson PeakENE 73°1,214 m9.5 mi
Tom's ThumbENE 59°1,196 m10.6 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE 65°1,192 m9.3 mi
Granite MountainNE 37°1,072 m15.7 mi
Troon MountainNE 44°1,060 m10.7 mi
Cholla MountainNNE 34°1,038 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great-tailed Grackle40 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher30 obs
  • Rosy-faced Lovebird30 obs
  • Gambel's Quail29 obs
  • Curve-billed Thrasher25 obs
  • Mediterranean House Gecko24 obs
  • White-winged Dove22 obs
  • Mourning Dove19 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/71076561

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