East End
East End rises to 1,240 m in Arizona. Butte Peak stands 1,470 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Morrells Wall, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
The story
East End is a mountain located at the northeastern end of the McDowell Mountains and about 24 miles (39 km) north northeast of Scottsdale, Arizona. Its summit is the highest point in the range, at 4,069 feet (1,240 m). The mountain is mostly covered in rocky boulders, and is the site of the ancient Marcus Landslide.
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Wikidata Q5328315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,240 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morrell's Boulder: 0.7 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 0.7 mi
- Water Tank: 0.7 mi
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 5.1 mi
- Whitman Square: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Spring: 1.3 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 10.9 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 11.6 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 12.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.8 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 0.7 mi
- Rock Knob: 1.4 mi
- McDowell Peak: 1.7 mi
- Drinkwater Peak: 1.9 mi
- Horseshoe Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Foundation: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 9.5 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 10.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Homestead Park: 3.5 mi
- Ethel's Garden: 3.5 mi
- Arroyo Park: 3.6 mi
- Aspen Eagle Park: 4.3 mi
- George "Doc" Cavalliere Park: 4.6 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 7.7 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Putting Green: 12.4 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 12.5 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 7.0 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 9.7 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 12.1 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 12.1 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 5.4 mi
- Impulsion: 5.5 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 9.2 mi
- The Big Derailment: 12.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Ironwood Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Palo Verde Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 7.3 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 7.3 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 7.4 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 5.2 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Coroline Bartol Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Morrells Wall: 0.4 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 0.4 mi
- Sven Slab: 0.9 mi
- Coon Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Blue Point: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.8 mi
- Illinois: 24.0 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.6 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 24.6 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of East End. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Peak | NNW 347° | 1,470 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNW 348° | 1,385 m | 14.9 mi |
| West Granite Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,382 m | 15.2 mi |
| Continental Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,356 m | 14.8 mi |
| Saint Clair Peak | NNE 15° | 1,284 m | 15.6 mi |
| McDowell Peak | SW 215° | 1,230 m | 1.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SSW 195° | 1,214 m | 2.5 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | WNW 283° | 1,196 m | 0.7 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 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 28748 — East End, Maricopa County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359265329
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 7 mi
- Scottsdale · 15 mi
- Mesa · 18 mi
- Tempe · 19 mi
- Phoenix · 20 mi
- Gilbert · 23 mi
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