Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain rises to 618 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 618 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Greentrails (private): 1.1 mi
- Greentrails: 1.1 mi
- Turtle Rock Basin Park: 1.6 mi
- Sonoran Flats Park South: 1.6 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Moon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Moon Mountain: 2.6 mi
- North Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Shaw Butte: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 2.3 mi
- S: 3.8 mi
- A Path for Water: 4.5 mi
- iron statue: 2.8 mi
- Cloud 9: 3.2 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 4.5 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 4.9 mi
- David C. Uribe: 5.7 mi
- Arch: 5.0 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 8.0 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 8.3 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 9.3 mi
- Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 10.9 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 4.9 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 7.3 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 8.3 mi
- Entry Garden: 8.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.9 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 6.1 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 7.2 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 7.9 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Spring: 13.4 mi
- Jims Spring: 16.2 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Apache Spring: 16.6 mi
- Flemming Spring: 19.3 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 2.8 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 3.0 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 3.0 mi
- Pima Area 4: 3.0 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 12.8 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 14.4 mi
- Morrells Wall: 14.7 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.5 mi
- West Point: 23.1 mi
- Marinette: 13.1 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 21.1 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Illinois: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 75° | 1,240 m | 14.7 mi |
| McDowell Peak | E 79° | 1,230 m | 13.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 84° | 1,214 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 73° | 1,196 m | 14.2 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 79° | 1,192 m | 13.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NE 52° | 1,072 m | 17.8 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,060 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cholla Mountain | NE 49° | 1,038 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359248111
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 8 mi
- Scottsdale · 11 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 13 mi
- Tempe · 16 mi
- Fountain Hills · 18 mi
- Guadalupe · 18 mi
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