Drinkwater Peak
Drinkwater Peak rises to 1,192 m in Arizona. Continental Mountain stands 1,356 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is McDowell Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,192 m
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Water Tank: 2.1 mi
- Morrell's Boulder: 2.4 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 2.5 mi
- Whitman Square: 3.9 mi
- Taliesin West: 3.9 mi
- McDowell Peak: 0.4 mi
- Horseshoe Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Thompson Peak: 1.3 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 1.7 mi
- East End: 1.9 mi
- Mountain Spring: 0.9 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 12.5 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 13.2 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 13.8 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 14.5 mi
- Foundation: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 8.8 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 9.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Ethel's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Homestead Park: 2.3 mi
- Arroyo Park: 2.4 mi
- Bell94 Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
- DC Ranch Park: 3.6 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 5.9 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 10.6 mi
- Putting Green: 10.7 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 5.9 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 7.9 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 10.2 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- Impulsion: 3.6 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 3.6 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 7.5 mi
- The Big Derailment: 10.2 mi
- Industrial Pipe Wave: 10.8 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 7.5 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 7.5 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 7.6 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 7.7 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 7.7 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 5.5 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 1.8 mi
- Morrells Wall: 2.2 mi
- Sven Slab: 2.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Blue Point: 16.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.7 mi
- Illinois: 22.5 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.9 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 24.7 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Drinkwater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,356 m | 15.7 mi |
| East End | NE 45° | 1,240 m | 1.9 mi |
| McDowell Peak | E 99° | 1,230 m | 0.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SSE 148° | 1,214 m | 1.3 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 26° | 1,196 m | 1.7 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 8° | 1,072 m | 8.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,072 m | 15.4 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,060 m | 3.9 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 | 07:29 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacle Peak, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359290712
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 7 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
- Mesa · 16 mi
- Phoenix · 18 mi
- Tempe · 18 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 21 mi
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