Butte Peak
Butte Peak rises to 1,470 m in Arizona. Benchmark Mountain stands 1,777 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,470 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill Spring: 0.3 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 0.5 mi
- Henry Spring: 0.6 mi
- Rackensack Spring: 0.6 mi
- Head of Rackensack Springs: 0.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bronco Butte: 0.9 mi
- Apache Peak: 1.4 mi
- Continental Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Quien Sabe Peak: 3.0 mi
- Gateway Desert Awareness Park: 5.9 mi
- Carefree Desert Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
- Gilbert Park: 7.1 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Park: 7.1 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 5.4 mi
- Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail: 8.1 mi
- Balanced Rock: 8.6 mi
- Bunny Rock: 9.2 mi
- Archeology Notification: 10.7 mi
- Seven Springs: 4.6 mi
- S B Cove: 13.4 mi
- Needle Rock Picnic: 14.1 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Ironwood Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Corral: 5.1 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Foundation: 17.4 mi
- iron statue: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 6.8 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 17.4 mi
- Mercantile: 17.4 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 17.4 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 21.7 mi
- West Point: 11.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 14.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 14.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 15.1 mi
- The White Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 17.1 mi
- Impulsion: 18.2 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 20.8 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 10.4 mi
- Xeric Garden: 10.4 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 18.6 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 14.6 mi
- Gillett: 19.4 mi
- Tip Top: 24.6 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Butte Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,777 m | 13.2 mi |
| East Cedar Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,661 m | 14.8 mi |
| Blackjack Point | N 355° | 1,634 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rover Peak | N 10° | 1,590 m | 8.8 mi |
| Humboldt Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,566 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kentuck Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,527 m | 4.6 mi |
| Monument Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,519 m | 8.5 mi |
| Willow Spring Mountain | NE 42° | 1,507 m | 6.6 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 | 07:30 | 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/359263367
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 21 mi
- Scottsdale · 28 mi
- Phoenix · 29 mi
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