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Horse Mesa

Horse Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mesa rises to 1,243 m in Arizona. Browns Peak stands 2,334 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1243 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.57310, -111.30791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gun Sight Point: 1.7 mi
  • Coronado Mesa: 2.3 mi
  • Bronco Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Black Cross Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 3.3 mi
Springs
  • Indian Spring: 1.9 mi
  • O'Connell Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Crabtree Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Horse Pasture Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Cottonwoods Spring: 3.8 mi
Parks
Gardens: 32
  • Sonoran Desert Exhibit: 22.0 mi
  • Tropical Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Wallace Rose Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Gateway Garden: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 24
  • Old Dynamite Shack: 2.6 mi
  • Adams Camp: 3.2 mi
  • Tortilla Ranch (Abandoned): 5.1 mi
  • Fraser's Ranch: 10.4 mi
  • Circlestone: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Burnt Corral Picnic: 7.0 mi
  • Boulder Picnic: 7.3 mi
  • Acacia Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
  • Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Black Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Desert Belle Cruises: 13.2 mi
  • Goldfield Ghost Town: 13.3 mi
  • Superstition Mountain Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Peephole and Little Arch: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Fish Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Back Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Buckhorn Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
  • Dungeon Tour: 19.0 mi
  • River Of Time Museum: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Massacre Falls: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Usery Mountain Regional Park: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Horse Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Browns PeakN 352°2,334 m7.8 mi
Brother PeakN 351°2,329 m7.5 mi
Sister PeakN 350°2,308 m7.1 mi
Amethyst PeakN 350°2,293 m6.8 mi
Buckhorn MountainNNE 12°2,006 m6.0 mi
Mound MountainSE 125°1,904 m12.0 mi
White MountainSE 136°1,844 m10.6 mi
Iron MountainSE 141°1,838 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0418:37
June solstice05:1619:0319:39
September equinox06:1417:5118:23
December solstice07:2616:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565864707988939186766355
Precip in1.91.51.70.50.30.01.31.40.50.70.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mormon Flat, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 30149 — Horse Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359267196

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