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Mummy Mountain

Mummy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mummy Mountain rises to 616 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Barry Goldwater Memorial, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 25 miles off.

The story

Mummy Mountain is a mountain situated in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States. The slopes of the mountain incorporate primarily suburban residential development while the upper summit areas are conservation sites. Camelback Inn has been located on the southern slope since 1936. As the only part of the Phoenix Mountains not held within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, portions of Mummy Mountain are protected by the Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust and the town of Paradise Valley.

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Wikidata Q8529365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
616 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.54304, -111.96175

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Phoenix Bat Cave: 3.0 mi
  • Lovely Bride: 4.0 mi
  • Bam Kazam: 4.3 mi
  • Starfire Golf Club: 4.4 mi
  • Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 60
Picnic sites: 33
  • Elliot Ramada: 5.6 mi
  • Yavapai Area 10: 6.6 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 6.6 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 6.6 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 13
  • Mountain Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Jims Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Apache Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Mummy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNE 44°1,240 m13.2 mi
McDowell PeakNE 46°1,230 m11.5 mi
Thompson PeakNE 51°1,214 m11.1 mi
Tom's ThumbNE 42°1,196 m12.9 mi
Drinkwater PeakNE 44°1,192 m11.3 mi
Troon MountainNNE 30°1,060 m13.8 mi
Brown's MountainNNE 22°991 m17.4 mi
Sunrise PeakENE 66°935 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555764717989939287756354
Precip in1.11.21.10.30.20.00.90.80.60.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 8438 — Mummy Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359248948

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