Sunburst Paradise Park
Sunburst Paradise Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 389 m. McDowell Peak stands 1,230 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kings Park, a park 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Elevation
- 389 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kings Park: 0.8 mi
- Country Gables Park: 1.1 mi
- Tierra Buena Park: 1.3 mi
- Acoma Park: 1.4 mi
- Acoma Park: 1.5 mi
- Hedgpeth Hills: 2.9 mi
- Hedgpeth Hills: 3.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Moon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Adobe Mountain: 4.8 mi
- David C. Uribe: 2.9 mi
- Glendale USS Arizona Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Cloud 9: 5.0 mi
- Territorial Sheriff: 6.7 mi
- SunCity SunDial: 6.7 mi
- Arch: 4.6 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 8.8 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 11.7 mi
- Labyrinth - Desert Palms Presbyterian Church: 11.7 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 4.6 mi
- S: 6.3 mi
- A Path for Water: 7.3 mi
- Risen Christ: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.4 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 7.8 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 9.3 mi
- Entry Garden: 10.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.1 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 1.5 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 4.3 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 6.5 mi
- The Bead Museum: 6.6 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 15.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 17.4 mi
- Jims Spring: 17.5 mi
- Chalky Spring: 17.6 mi
- Apache Spring: 18.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 6.3 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 6.3 mi
- Pima Area 4: 6.3 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 6.3 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 6.4 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.5 mi
- Morrells Wall: 20.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.2 mi
- Sven Slab: 21.3 mi
- West Point: 23.3 mi
- Marinette: 7.0 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Sunburst Paradise Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Peak | E 85° | 1,230 m | 19.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 88° | 1,214 m | 19.9 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | E 84° | 1,192 m | 19.3 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,060 m | 19.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 45° | 1,030 m | 17.7 mi |
| Apache Peak | NNE 24° | 970 m | 17.7 mi |
| Daisy Mountain | N 10° | 958 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cone Mountain | ENE 62° | 932 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 7 mi away.
- Mourning Dove110 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle105 obs
- Northern Mockingbird59 obs
- Western Honey Bee56 obs
- Domestic Cat56 obs
- Rock Pigeon43 obs
- House Sparrow38 obs
- stinknet37 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/168443536
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 10 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 14 mi
- Scottsdale · 16 mi
- Guadalupe · 21 mi
- Tempe · 21 mi
- Mesa · 24 mi
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