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.
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 Hill: 0.7 mi
- Shaw Butte: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.6 mi
- North Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 3.4 mi
- 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
- David C. Uribe: 3.3 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 4.2 mi
- iron statue: 4.6 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 5.7 mi
- S: 3.4 mi
- A Path for Water: 4.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 4.9 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
- 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
- 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 18.8 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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