Papago Buttes
Papago Buttes rises to 392 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliot Ramada, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49059722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 392 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Salvaged Ironwood: 0.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Barnes Butte: 0.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 0.7 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.7 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Praying Monk: 4.0 mi
- Majestic Mariposas: 0.4 mi
- Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 0.6 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 0.7 mi
- Stingray Bay: 0.9 mi
- Papago Park: 0.4 mi
- PERA Club: 0.8 mi
- Evelyn Hallman Park: 1.3 mi
- Paiute Park: 1.5 mi
- Tovrea Castle Historic Area: 1.6 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 1.6 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 2.2 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 2.3 mi
- Bee Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sonoran Desert Garden: 0.3 mi
- Boulder Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 0.3 mi
- Shade Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.2 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 2.3 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 2.3 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.5 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 0.2 mi
- Ramada #1: 6.2 mi
- Ramada #2=: 6.2 mi
- Ramada #5: 6.4 mi
- Ramada #6: 6.4 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 7.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.0 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Chinese Wall: 10.1 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.1 mi
- Coon Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Illinois: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
- Marinette: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Papago Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 30° | 1,240 m | 17.2 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 30° | 1,230 m | 15.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 33° | 1,214 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 28° | 1,196 m | 17.1 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 28° | 1,192 m | 15.4 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,060 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 44° | 935 m | 14.0 mi |
| Usery Mountain | E 82° | 905 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 9177 — Papago Buttes, Maricopa County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359249703
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 3 mi
- Tempe · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 6 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 7 mi
- Mesa · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 8 mi
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