- Elevation
- 1,619 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Mount Union2,427 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mingus Mountain Scenic Road16.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:47local time
- Coordinates
- 34.5504, -112.4588
Whipple Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded 1,619 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Roughrider Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.
- Elevation
- 1619 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Whipple Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | SSE 162° | 2,427 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Davis | SSE 158° | 2,407 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tritle | S 174° | 2,368 m | 9.3 mi |
| Moscow Peak | SSE 161° | 2,343 m | 10.8 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,336 m | 6.8 mi |
| Granite Benchmark | NW 318° | 2,325 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hickey Mountain | NE 56° | 2,310 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 176° | 2,291 m | 10.2 mi |
- 16.9 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 46.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.9 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 23.9 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whipple Peak: 1.0 mi
- Badger Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kuhne Hill: 2.6 mi
- Watson: 3.2 mi
Springs
- Section Twelve Spring: 2.8 mi
- Deer Spring: 2.9 mi
- Government Canyon Spring: 3.0 mi
- Bellows Spring: 3.2 mi
- Deer Lick Spring: 3.9 mi
Parks: 43
- Roughrider Park: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Ken Lindley Park: 0.5 mi
- AC Williams Granite Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Courthouse Plaza: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 0.9 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 0.9 mi
- Statehood Tree: 0.9 mi
- Hotel St. Michael: 0.9 mi
- Pauline Weaver: 1.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Fort Whipple Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 0.5 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 1.1 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 4.2 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Whiskey Row: 0.9 mi
- Granite Dells: 3.7 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 7.3 mi
- Montimer Farms: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 7
- Cowboy at Rest: 0.9 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 1.2 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 4.5 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 4.5 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Catoctin: 9.5 mi
- Jerome Junction: 16.4 mi
- Alexandra: 21.6 mi
- Cleator: 22.8 mi
- Cordes: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
- Promised Land: 18.5 mi
- Owl Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Sycamore Rim: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Healing Garden: 1.1 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Watson Wood Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 2 mi away.
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