Apache Peak
Apache Peak rises to 1,375 m in Arizona. Benchmark Mountain stands 1,777 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America; geonames ID = 5551551.
Wikidata Q49008966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,375 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 0.9 mi
- Butte Peak: 1.4 mi
- Bronco Butte: 2.2 mi
- Continental Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gold Hill Spring: 1.1 mi
- Ranger Spring: 1.2 mi
- Rackensack Spring: 1.5 mi
- Henry Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 1.6 mi
- Gateway Desert Awareness Park: 5.8 mi
- Carefree Desert Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Gilbert Park: 6.2 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Park: 7.0 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 6.1 mi
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 6.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 7.4 mi
- Bunny Rock: 8.1 mi
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 10.6 mi
- Seven Springs: 5.7 mi
- S B Cove: 12.4 mi
- Needle Rock Picnic: 12.8 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Ironwood Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 6.8 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 16.5 mi
- Mercantile: 17.9 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 17.9 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 20.4 mi
- Corral: 6.1 mi
- Foundation: 16.2 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
- iron statue: 18.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- West Point: 12.8 mi
- Sven Slab: 13.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 13.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 13.9 mi
- The White Bluffs: 17.5 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 16.1 mi
- Impulsion: 17.2 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 20.7 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 10.7 mi
- Xeric Garden: 10.7 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 17.7 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 24.9 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 15.6 mi
- Gillett: 20.6 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Apache Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Mountain | NNW 326° | 1,777 m | 14.6 mi |
| Blackjack Point | N 352° | 1,634 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rover Peak | N 4° | 1,590 m | 9.8 mi |
| Humboldt Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,566 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kentuck Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,527 m | 4.3 mi |
| Monument Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,519 m | 9.7 mi |
| Willow Spring Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,507 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cooks Mesa | NNW 345° | 1,492 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
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 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359261560
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 20 mi
- Scottsdale · 27 mi
- Phoenix · 29 mi
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