Horseshoe Ridge
Horseshoe Ridge rises to 737 m in Arizona. Gold Hill stands 1,385 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Drinkwater Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 737 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Drinkwater Peak: 1.0 mi
- McDowell Peak: 1.4 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 2.1 mi
- Thompson Peak: 2.1 mi
- East End: 2.5 mi
- Ethel's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Homestead Park: 1.3 mi
- Arroyo Park: 1.4 mi
- Gateway Trailhead: 1.6 mi
- DC Ranch Park: 2.8 mi
- Mountain Spring: 1.2 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 13.1 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 13.2 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 15.2 mi
- Foundation: 1.4 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 8.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Water Tank: 2.5 mi
- Morrell's Boulder: 2.9 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 3.2 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead: 3.2 mi
- Whitman Square: 4.0 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 2.8 mi
- Impulsion: 3.1 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 6.7 mi
- The Big Derailment: 10.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 10.1 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 5.1 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 10.5 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Putting Green: 10.7 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 7.8 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 8.0 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 10.0 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 10.0 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 8.5 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 8.5 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 8.5 mi
- Ironwood Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 8.6 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 4.9 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Black Mountain Summit Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 2.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 2.7 mi
- Sven Slab: 3.2 mi
- Coon Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Blue Point: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.7 mi
- Illinois: 22.8 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 23.8 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 24.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Horseshoe Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | N 357° | 1,385 m | 15.6 mi |
| Apache Peak | N 359° | 1,375 m | 14.9 mi |
| Continental Mountain | N 349° | 1,356 m | 15.2 mi |
| East End | ENE 65° | 1,240 m | 2.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ESE 105° | 1,230 m | 1.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SE 130° | 1,214 m | 2.1 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 54° | 1,196 m | 2.1 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ESE 107° | 1,192 m | 1.0 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2463411 — Horseshoe Ridge, Maricopa County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359290734
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 8 mi
- Scottsdale · 13 mi
- Mesa · 17 mi
- Phoenix · 17 mi
- Tempe · 18 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 21 mi
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