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Boulder Mountain

Boulder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Mountain rises to 592 m in Arizona. Superstition Peak stands 1,541 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Harriet Tubman Parke, a park 0.3 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 8.6 miles off.

Formerly Spook Hill colloquially; Las Sendas Community Association began using Boulder Mountain c. 1999.

The story

mountain in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
592 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48052, -111.67611

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harriet Tubman Parke: 0.3 mi
  • Sonoran Hills Tennis Club: 0.4 mi
  • Boulder Mountain Parke: 0.4 mi
  • Desert Foothills Parke: 0.6 mi
  • Sonoran Heights Parke: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Peak 1970: 1.1 mi
  • The Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Schlechts Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Peak 2541: 2.1 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Boeing Veteran's Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Balbir Singh Sodhi: 4.1 mi
  • Memorial Crypts: 4.4 mi
  • Mausoleum: 4.5 mi
  • Camp Lehi Memorial: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Christmas on Comstock: 9.3 mi
  • Engine 2355: 9.3 mi
  • Vertuccio Farms: 9.6 mi
  • Desert Belle Cruises: 10.2 mi
  • Superstition Mountain Museum: 10.3 mi
Springs: 60
  • Cottonwood Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Second Water Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Mountain Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Hidden Water Spring: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 56
Museums: 36
Picnic sites: 35
Nature reserves: 18
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 4
  • Sandy Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Illinois: 14.2 mi
  • Back Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Fish Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Massacre Falls: 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Boulder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Superstition PeakESE 107°1,541 m16.6 mi
Ironview PeakESE 102°1,531 m13.4 mi
The FlatironESE 103°1,419 m13.1 mi
Superstition MountainsESE 103°1,398 m15.3 mi
East EndNNW 333°1,240 m15.5 mi
McDowell PeakNNW 327°1,230 m14.8 mi
Thompson PeakNW 325°1,214 m13.8 mi
Tom's ThumbNNW 331°1,196 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1819:0419:40
September equinox06:1617:5218:25
December solstice07:2816:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545662697887929286746253
Precip in1.41.51.30.40.20.01.21.31.10.60.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Mesa, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359273330

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