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Moon Hill

Moon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Moon Hill rises to 507 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49051306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
507 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61238, -112.08813

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moon Valley Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Thunderbird: 1.2 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Sweetwater: 1.5 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Larkspur: 1.5 mi
  • Moonlight Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Gardens: 50
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 4.3 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 7.1 mi
  • Entry Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Bio Garden: 9.1 mi
Museums: 40
Artworks
Springs: 36
  • Mountain Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Jims Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Apache Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • Maricopa Area 3: 2.2 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 2.3 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 2.3 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 2.4 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE1,240 m17.2 mi
McDowell PeakENE1,230 m15.9 mi
Thompson PeakE1,214 m16.0 mi
Tom's ThumbENE1,196 m16.6 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE1,192 m15.5 mi
Troon MountainENE1,060 m15.9 mi
Black MountainNNE1,030 m16.4 mi
Brown's MountainNE991 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:40
June solstice05:1919:0619:42
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359248825

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