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McFadden Peak

McFadden Peak, seen from above at true elevation

McFadden Peak rises to 2,173 m in Arizona. Aztec Peak stands 2,342 m to the south-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2173 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.91005, -110.96595

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Turkey Spring: 2.3 mi
  • P B Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Cienega Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Board Tree Spring: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 7
  • P B Ranch: 3.0 mi
  • Dupont Cabin: 6.7 mi
  • Boyer Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Del Shay Cabin: 14.9 mi
  • Pranty Cabin: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
  • Roosevelt Lake Wildlife Area: 17.5 mi
  • Salt River Bird Reservation: 17.7 mi
  • Windy Hill Recreation Site: 18.0 mi
  • Schoolhouse Recreation Site: 18.1 mi
  • Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 19.2 mi
  • Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use: 21.3 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 1: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Workman Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buckhorn Beach: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of McFadden Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aztec PeakSSE 153°2,342 m7.6 mi
Carr MountainS 173°2,328 m6.4 mi
Carr PeakSSE 166°2,320 m7.0 mi
Baker MountainSSE 162°2,308 m4.9 mi
McFadden Horse MountainSSE 148°2,286 m2.4 mi
Center MountainSE 143°2,274 m4.1 mi
Armer MountainSSW 203°2,223 m6.7 mi
Tanner PeakSSW 209°2,106 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:36
June solstice05:1419:0219:39
September equinox06:1317:4918:22
December solstice07:2616:4117:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394146525968747367564639
Precip in2.32.21.90.70.60.23.43.01.71.11.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant Valley, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269143

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