Westown Park
Westown Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 386 m. McDowell Peak stands 1,230 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is David C. Uribe, a historic site 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Elevation
- 386 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- David C. Uribe: 0.8 mi
- Cloud 9: 2.5 mi
- Glendale USS Arizona Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 4.2 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 5.0 mi
- Surrey Park: 0.8 mi
- Cactus Park: 0.8 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Sandlilly: 1.0 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Sweetwater: 1.0 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Larkspur: 1.1 mi
- Shaw Butte: 2.5 mi
- Moon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Moon Mountain: 2.5 mi
- North Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.5 mi
- S: 3.6 mi
- A Path for Water: 4.6 mi
- Risen Christ: 5.0 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 6.6 mi
- Freeway Pot: 6.8 mi
- Arch: 5.7 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 9.3 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 9.4 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 9.5 mi
- Tea House: 10.2 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 5.1 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 6.6 mi
- Entry Garden: 8.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.4 mi
- Bio Garden: 8.6 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 1.5 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 5.2 mi
- The Bead Museum: 5.3 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 5.4 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 3.7 mi
- Pima Area 4: 3.8 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 3.8 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 3.8 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Mountain Spring: 18.4 mi
- Jims Spring: 18.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 19.3 mi
- Burro Spring: 20.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 19.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 19.7 mi
- Sven Slab: 20.2 mi
- Marinette: 8.2 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 22.3 mi
- Illinois: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Westown Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Peak | ENE 77° | 1,230 m | 18.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 81° | 1,214 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 73° | 1,196 m | 19.1 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 77° | 1,192 m | 18.0 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,060 m | 18.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 36° | 1,030 m | 18.3 mi |
| Apache Peak | NNE 17° | 970 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | ENE 60° | 905 m | 17.5 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.
- stinknet57 obs
- Mourning Dove53 obs
- Rock Pigeon42 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle39 obs
- Western Honey Bee32 obs
- Northern Mockingbird30 obs
- Coyote30 obs
- Hairy Maggot Blow Fly29 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/126464552
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 7 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 12 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
- Tempe · 18 mi
- Guadalupe · 19 mi
- Mesa · 22 mi
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