Moon Mountain
Moon Mountain rises to 442 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 442 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Moonlight Park: 1.0 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Thunderbird: 1.2 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Sweetwater: 1.6 mi
- Cave Creek Park - Larkspur: 1.7 mi
- Cloud 9: 2.0 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 4.2 mi
- iron statue: 4.6 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 5.7 mi
- Glendale USS Arizona Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Arch: 4.1 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 9.0 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 9.1 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 10.8 mi
- Moon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Shaw Butte: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.6 mi
- North Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 5.0 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 7.7 mi
- Entry Garden: 8.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.5 mi
- Bio Garden: 9.7 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 3.5 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 6.2 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Bead Museum: 7.6 mi
- A Path for Water: 4.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 5.7 mi
- Risen Christ: 6.4 mi
- Freeway Pot: 6.6 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.0 mi
- Jims Spring: 16.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 17.3 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 18.0 mi
- Big Spring: 18.5 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 2.9 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 3.0 mi
- Pima Area 4: 3.0 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 3.0 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.0 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.3 mi
- Sven Slab: 17.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.5 mi
- West Point: 23.4 mi
- Marinette: 10.4 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 21.0 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- Illinois: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 76° | 1,240 m | 17.3 mi |
| McDowell Peak | E 80° | 1,230 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 84° | 1,214 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 75° | 1,196 m | 16.7 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | E 80° | 1,192 m | 15.7 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,060 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,030 m | 16.0 mi |
| Brown's Mountain | NE 53° | 991 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 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/359254600
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 8 mi
- Scottsdale · 12 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 13 mi
- Tempe · 18 mi
- Guadalupe · 19 mi
- Fountain Hills · 21 mi
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