Bell Butte
Bell Butte rises to 388 m in Arizona. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 388 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Butte: 0.4 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 3.6 mi
- Papago Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Barnes Butte: 4.3 mi
- Tempe Municipal Stadium: 0.4 mi
- Peterson Park: 1.0 mi
- Clark Park: 1.0 mi
- Mitchell Park: 1.4 mi
- Svob Park: 1.5 mi
- Axe Adventures: 0.9 mi
- Mill of Madness: 1.9 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 2.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Galapagos Tortoise: 3.0 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 2.8 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 2.9 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 2.9 mi
- old stone houses: 3.9 mi
- The Learning Patch: 2.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 2.0 mi
- Life Sciences Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Conversion Space: 3.2 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 3.2 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 2.5 mi
- Tempe History Museum: 2.5 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 2.9 mi
- Opportunity (reflection): 1.8 mi
- Snake Skin Boots With Snake Heads: 1.8 mi
- Southwestern Pieta: 1.8 mi
- Revolution: 1.9 mi
- Celebration: 1.9 mi
- Ramada #2=: 2.8 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 3.1 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 3.9 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 6.1 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 7.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 6.5 mi
- Coon Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 21.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 21.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 22.0 mi
- Illinois: 8.5 mi
- Mountain Spring: 20.2 mi
- Marinette: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Bell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | WSW 243° | 1,375 m | 20.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SW 221° | 1,313 m | 20.3 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SW 231° | 1,235 m | 19.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 26° | 1,230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SW 230° | 1,221 m | 19.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 29° | 1,214 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 25° | 1,196 m | 21.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 25° | 1,192 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359242503
Day trips start here
- Guadalupe · 3 mi
- Tempe · 3 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 6 mi
- Scottsdale · 7 mi
- Mesa · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 9 mi
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