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Hayden Butte

Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
Hayden Butte, a peak in ArizonaCygnusloop99 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
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Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
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Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
Photocopy of photograph [original print located at Tempe Historical Museum, Tempe, Arizona]. Photographer unknown, circa 1870s - 1880s · Public domain
Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
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Hayden Butte, a peak in Arizona
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Hayden Butte rises to 444 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayden Butte Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Tempe Butte (O'odham: ʼOidbaḍ Doʼag) is the official name of an andesite butte of volcanic origin, located partially on Arizona State University's Tempe campus in Tempe, Arizona. It is often referred to by locals as A Mountain, after the 60-foot-tall (18 m) gold-painted letter 'A' near the top. Another name for the area, used by the City of Tempe, is Hayden Butte. The highest point of Tempe Butte stands at 1,495 feet (456 m) in elevation, while its base is at approximately 1,150 feet (350 m) in elevation. Tempe Butte is most often seen as the backdrop to games held in Mountain America Stadium (historically Sun Devil Stadium).

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Wikidata Q7698245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
444 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.42827, -111.93582
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • A: 0.0 mi
  • A: 0.0 mi
  • A: 0.0 mi
  • 2nd A: 0.1 mi
  • A: 0.1 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Pillar of Knowledge: 0.6 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Baboon: 1.5 mi
  • Mandrill: 1.5 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens: 57
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mountain Spring: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Hayden Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 24°1,240 m19.0 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 23°1,230 m17.4 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 25°1,214 m16.5 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 22°1,196 m18.9 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 22°1,192 m17.3 mi
Pass MountainENE 78°1,007 m19.9 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 35°935 m15.4 mi
Usery MountainENE 74°905 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 12234 — Tempe Butte, Maricopa County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359252381

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