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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

Coordinates33.62340, -112.04729

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 59
Attractions
  • 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
Peaks
Gardens: 51
  • 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
Museums: 40
  • 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
Artworks
Springs: 38
  • 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
Picnic sites: 28
  • 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
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE1,240 m14.7 mi
McDowell PeakE1,230 m13.4 mi
Thompson PeakE1,214 m13.6 mi
Tom's ThumbENE1,196 m14.2 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE1,192 m13.1 mi
Granite MountainNE1,072 m17.8 mi
Troon MountainENE1,060 m13.5 mi
Cholla MountainNE1,038 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0619:42
September equinox06:1717:5418:26
December solstice07:3016:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763707887929286756253
Precip in1.21.21.10.40.20.00.81.00.70.70.90.8

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359248111

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