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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

Coordinates33.40697, -111.96748

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • 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
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 20
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 8.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mountain Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayes PeakWSW 243°1,375 m20.3 mi
Montezuma PeakSW 221°1,313 m20.3 mi
Quartz PeakSW 231°1,235 m19.5 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 26°1,230 m19.5 mi
Butterfly MountainSW 230°1,221 m19.0 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 29°1,214 m18.7 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 25°1,196 m21.0 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 25°1,192 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576066738291969489776556
Precip in0.90.90.80.20.10.00.90.90.60.60.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359242503

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