- Elevation, modelled
- 351 m
- Tallest summit within 19.6 miles
- East End1,240 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road21.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4246, -111.9288
Standing Stones is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 351 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Arboretum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Standing Stones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 23° | 1,240 m | 19.1 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 22° | 1,230 m | 17.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 24° | 1,214 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 21° | 1,196 m | 19.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 20° | 1,192 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,007 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 33° | 935 m | 15.4 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 72° | 905 m | 17.4 mi |
- 21.8 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Desert Arboretum Park: 0.1 mi
- Palo Verde Beach: 0.3 mi
- ASU Light Rail Garden: 0.3 mi
- Alberta B Farrington Softball Stadium: 0.3 mi
- Diane and Bruce Halle Skyspace Garden: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Spirit of Inquiry: 0.3 mi
- A: 0.4 mi
- 2nd A: 0.4 mi
- Air Apparent: 0.4 mi
- Waiting for a Date: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Hayden Butte: 0.5 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 2.4 mi
- Bell Butte: 2.5 mi
- Twin Butte: 2.9 mi
- Papago Buttes: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Pillar of Knowledge: 0.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Simply Smashing: 1.7 mi
- Baboon: 1.9 mi
- Desert Tents: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Tall Cross: 2.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.0 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 3.0 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Life Sciences Courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 0.6 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 1.3 mi
- Conversion Space: 1.3 mi
- Mediterranean Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 41
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 1.3 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 2.0 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 2.1 mi
- Tempe History Museum: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Elliot Ramada: 3.0 mi
- Ramada #1: 3.5 mi
- Ramada #2=: 3.5 mi
- Ramada #5: 3.6 mi
- Ramada #6: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.9 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.2 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chinese Wall: 9.0 mi
- Coon Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 19.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 19.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Illinois: 7.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Mountain Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Marinette: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Tempe · 1 mi
- Guadalupe · 4 mi
- Scottsdale · 5 mi
- Mesa · 6 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Chandler · 10 mi
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