Camelback Mountain
Camelback Mountain rises to 825 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Canyon Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 25 miles off.
The story
Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. The mountain, a prominent landmark, is the highest peak in the Phoenix metropolitan area and located between the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix and the town of Paradise Valley. The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department maintains the mountain's access, trails, and public facilities as the Echo Canyon Recreation Area, a popular recreation destination for hiking and rock climbing.
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Wikidata Q5025875, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 825 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- The Praying Monk: 0.6 mi
- Mummy Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Peak: 3.2 mi
- Barnes Butte: 3.3 mi
- Papago Buttes: 3.5 mi
- Crucifix: 0.7 mi
- Barry Goldwater Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.6 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 4.6 mi
- West Lawn: 0.9 mi
- East Lawn: 0.9 mi
- Jokake Grounds: 0.9 mi
- G.R. Herberger Park: 1.7 mi
- Colony Park: 1.7 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 2.3 mi
- Lovely Bride: 2.5 mi
- Visitors Center: 3.8 mi
- Majestic Mariposas: 3.8 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 4.0 mi
- One-Eyed Jack: 2.3 mi
- Jack Knife: 2.4 mi
- The Yearlings: 2.6 mi
- Winfield Scott Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Industrial Pipe Wave: 2.7 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 3.2 mi
- Desert Botanical Garden Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Boulder Garden: 3.7 mi
- Sonoran Desert Garden: 3.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.8 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 0.9 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 2.4 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.7 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 2.7 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 3.6 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 7.6 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 7.6 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 7.7 mi
- Pima Area 4: 7.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 9.2 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 13.0 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 14.5 mi
- Morrells Wall: 15.0 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.5 mi
- Coon Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 13.6 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 22.7 mi
- Jims Spring: 23.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.1 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 24.1 mi
- Illinois: 14.0 mi
- Marinette: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Camelback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NE 39° | 1,240 m | 14.7 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NE 40° | 1,230 m | 13.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 44° | 1,214 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 37° | 1,196 m | 14.4 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NE 38° | 1,192 m | 12.8 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,060 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | ENE 57° | 935 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cone Mountain | NNE 19° | 932 m | 18.6 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 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:46 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2334012138
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 2 mi
- Phoenix · 6 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Tempe · 8 mi
- Guadalupe · 10 mi
- Mesa · 10 mi
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