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Pima Butte

Pima Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pima Butte rises to 506 m in Arizona. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Maricopa M, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Pima Butte (Maricopa: Vii Vav) is a mountain summit in Pinal County, Arizona eight miles north of present-day Maricopa, Arizona. Pima Butte rises to 1,660 feet (510 meters) above sea level. As a significant landmark in the Gila Valley it was near the site of the 1857 Battle of Pima Butte, to which it gave its name.

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Wikidata Q7194571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
506 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.14663, -112.02265

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Saint Francis Borgia Church: 2.1 mi
  • Rocket to Stars: 10.9 mi
  • Metal Art - Earth Element: 11.0 mi
  • Great Eagle in Flight: 11.0 mi
  • Fresh and Easy: 11.4 mi
Parks
  • Villages Park: 5.4 mi
  • Pacana Park: 6.5 mi
  • Willow Community Park of Glennwilde: 6.8 mi
  • Copper Sky Regional Park: 7.4 mi
  • Sorrento Park 2: 8.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • Maricopa M: 0.2 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 5.7 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 7.8 mi
  • Edith House: 11.6 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 49
Peaks: 44
  • Montezumas Head: 7.8 mi
  • Lone Butte: 8.0 mi
  • Sacaton Butte: 8.9 mi
  • Gila Butte: 9.3 mi
  • Montezuma Peak: 10.4 mi
Museums: 31
Nature reserves: 15
  • Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 12.8 mi
  • South Mountain Preserve: 15.0 mi
  • South Mountain Preserve: 15.2 mi
  • South Mountain Preserve: 15.2 mi
  • Tortoise Habitat: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayes PeakWNW 300°1,375 m17.3 mi
Montezuma PeakWNW 285°1,313 m10.4 mi
Quartz PeakWNW 296°1,235 m13.3 mi
Butterfly MountainWNW 297°1,221 m12.7 mi
Montezuma SleepingWNW 299°1,113 m14.7 mi
Santan MountainE 84°949 m18.2 mi
Sevenmile MountainW 263°899 m11.7 mi
Sacaton PeakESE 116°835 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:2019:0419:41
September equinox06:1717:5418:26
December solstice07:2816:4817:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535662707888939286736051
Precip in0.80.80.90.20.20.10.71.00.70.50.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maricopa 4 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/359249894

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