- Elevation, modelled
- 382 m
- Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
- East End1,240 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road15.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4380, -111.8148
Sun Circle Basin is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 382 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenbelt Basin, a park 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Sun Circle Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | N 3° | 1,240 m | 16.7 mi |
| McDowell Peak | N 359° | 1,230 m | 15.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | N 1° | 1,214 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | N 1° | 1,196 m | 16.8 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | N 358° | 1,192 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dome Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,009 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,007 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | N 9° | 935 m | 12.0 mi |
- 15.3 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenbelt Basin: 0.5 mi
- Park of the Canals, Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
- Porter Park: 0.7 mi
- Pleasant Shadows Subdivision Mini Park: 0.8 mi
- Oakwood Estates Subdivision Mini Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Engine 2355: 1.4 mi
- Scarizona Scaregrounds: 2.5 mi
- King Ben's Castle: 3.7 mi
- Simply Smashing: 5.8 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mesa Monument: 1.5 mi
- Mesa Grande Cultural Park: 1.8 mi
- Camp Lehi Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 4.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Pioneer Park Grotto: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer Park Monument: 1.6 mi
- The Builder: 1.7 mi
- Quackers: 1.8 mi
- Teaching Children Since 1878: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- The Peak: 7.0 mi
- Hayden Butte: 7.0 mi
- Sawik Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 7.6 mi
- Papago Buttes: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Park Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Urban Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College: 4.5 mi
- Outback Arbor: 4.6 mi
Museums: 40
- Mesa Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Arizona Museum of Natural History: 1.8 mi
- Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: 1.9 mi
- idea Museum: 1.9 mi
- Zarco Guerrero: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Public Viewing Area: 5.2 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 8.2 mi
- Ramada #5: 8.4 mi
- Ramada #2=: 8.4 mi
- Ramada #1: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 10.7 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 11.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Coon Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 15.0 mi
- Blue Point: 16.3 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 16.8 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 21.9 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 22.1 mi
- Second Water Spring: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Illinois: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Massacre Falls: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
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, 6 mi away.
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