West Plaza Park
West Plaza Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is La Pradera Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- La Pradera Park: 0.4 mi
- Maryland Lakes Park: 0.6 mi
- Rovey Park: 0.7 mi
- Rose Lane Park: 1.0 mi
- Mary Silva Park: 1.0 mi
- Territorial Sheriff: 1.9 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 1.9 mi
- F-100D Super Sabre "The Hun" Jet: 2.1 mi
- Roadside memorial for murdered Glendale police officer Anthony Holly: 2.5 mi
- Glendale USS Arizona Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Risen Christ: 2.0 mi
- Watermark: 3.9 mi
- S: 5.2 mi
- Setting up the Competition: 5.2 mi
- A Path for Water: 5.2 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 4.7 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 5.3 mi
- Tea House: 6.5 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 8.7 mi
- Arch: 10.6 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Shaw Butte: 5.7 mi
- North Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Moon Hill: 6.6 mi
- Moon Mountain: 7.0 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 3.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.9 mi
- Bio Garden: 5.1 mi
- Entry Garden: 5.2 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 5.3 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 1.9 mi
- The Bead Museum: 2.0 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 2.2 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 5.5 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 9.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead: 11.3 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 5.9 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 5.9 mi
- Pima Area 4: 6.0 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 6.0 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 6.0 mi
- Mountain Spring: 21.3 mi
- Big Spring: 21.6 mi
- Jims Spring: 23.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 23.9 mi
- Chalky Spring: 24.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 14.5 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 22.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 22.7 mi
- Sven Slab: 23.2 mi
- Marinette: 8.3 mi
- Illinois: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of West Plaza Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | SSW 203° | 1,375 m | 19.4 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SSW 192° | 1,235 m | 21.3 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 65° | 1,230 m | 21.1 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | S 191° | 1,221 m | 21.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 68° | 1,214 m | 21.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 65° | 1,192 m | 20.8 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | SSW 196° | 1,113 m | 20.3 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NE 55° | 1,060 m | 21.9 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 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngtown, 10 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon13 obs
- Phoenix talussnail12 obs
- Northern Mockingbird11 obs
- stinknet10 obs
- Mediterranean Mantis9 obs
- Western Honey Bee8 obs
- Harris's Hawk7 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle7 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/1231251997
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
- Guadalupe · 16 mi
- Tempe · 16 mi
- Mesa · 20 mi
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