Washington Park
Washington Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Risen Christ, a artwork 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Risen Christ: 0.6 mi
- Setting up the Competition: 3.1 mi
- A Path for Water: 3.1 mi
- S: 3.4 mi
- Freeway Pot: 3.6 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 0.6 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 2.8 mi
- High Flight: 3.1 mi
- William G. Hartranft: 3.9 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 4.3 mi
- John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park: 0.8 mi
- Solano Park: 1.1 mi
- Little Canyon Park: 1.7 mi
- Mariposa Park: 1.7 mi
- Colter Park: 1.8 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.4 mi
- North Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Shaw Butte: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Piestewa Peak: 5.0 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 4.3 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 4.7 mi
- Tea House: 5.1 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 6.1 mi
- Arch: 10.3 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 1.6 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 3.0 mi
- Entry Garden: 3.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bio Garden: 3.6 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 4.4 mi
- The Bead Museum: 4.5 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 4.7 mi
- Phoenix Trolley Museum: 5.3 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 4.1 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 4.2 mi
- Pima Area 4: 4.2 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 4.3 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 4.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 7.9 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Spring: 19.1 mi
- Big Spring: 22.9 mi
- Jims Spring: 23.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 23.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 23.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 13.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 20.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 21.1 mi
- Marinette: 10.6 mi
- Illinois: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Washington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | SSW 210° | 1,375 m | 20.5 mi |
| East End | ENE 60° | 1,240 m | 20.4 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 62° | 1,230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 65° | 1,214 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 58° | 1,196 m | 19.9 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 61° | 1,192 m | 18.5 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | SSW 202° | 1,113 m | 21.1 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NE 50° | 1,060 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| 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–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, 9 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee21 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle19 obs
- Rosy-faced Lovebird18 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis16 obs
- Rock Pigeon13 obs
- European Starling12 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove11 obs
- Mourning Dove11 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/222272507
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 2 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 7 mi
- Scottsdale · 10 mi
- Guadalupe · 14 mi
- Tempe · 14 mi
- Mesa · 18 mi
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