Pinal Peak
Pinal Peak rises to 2,389 m in Arizona. Pinal Mountains stands 2,389 m to the north, less than a tenth of a mile off. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Pinal Peak, located in southern Gila County, Arizona, is the highest point in the Pinal Mountains, with an elevation of 7,848 feet (2,392 m). It is the highest point of land located in between the Salt and Gila rivers in Arizona before they merge, making it visible from miles away on a clear day. The peak ranks as the 11th most prominent in Arizona and has a topographic isolation of 35 miles (56 km), with the nearest point of land of equal or greater elevation being to the southeast in the Santa Teresa Mountains. Pinal Peak is slightly east of the approximate center of the Pinal Mountains. Despite being the most prominent peak in Gila County, it is not the highest point in the county. That title goes to Myrtle Point with an elevation between 7,963 and 8,003 feet (2,427–2,439 m), which lies atop the edge of the Mogollon Rim which forms the county line with Coconino County. The nearest population is in the Globe/Miami, Arizona area, just a few miles north of the range and peak.
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Wikidata Q24192831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2389 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 21.0 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 20 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 20 mi
- Observation Lookout · 20 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinal Mountains: 0.0 mi
- Signal Peak: 1.1 mi
- East Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pioneer Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Stone Cabin Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 0.3 mi
- Ferndell Spring: 0.4 mi
- Greer Spring: 2.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 2.6 mi
- Doak Spring: 2.8 mi
- Queen Creek Riparian: 19.1 mi
- The Narrows: 19.1 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 19.1 mi
- Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 19.2 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 19.2 mi
- Doak: 2.8 mi
- Pioneer Mine: 3.4 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Stone Corral: 12.2 mi
- Tony Ranch: 15.3 mi
- Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground: 0.2 mi
- Pinal Campground: 0.6 mi
- Globe Communtiy Center: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 8.1 mi
- Bullion Plaza Park: 8.4 mi
- Bonetown: 8.1 mi
- Pone Town: 8.1 mi
- Welcome Wall: 8.1 mi
- Gumby Patrol: 14.4 mi
- Strawberry Razzle Tea: 14.4 mi
- "M" Hill: 8.5 mi
- Three Crosses: 8.6 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 9.1 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 18.1 mi
- Quincho: 19.2 mi
- Bellevue: 7.8 mi
- McMillenville: 9.1 mi
- Ray: 12.3 mi
- Christmas: 15.8 mi
- Pinal City: 18.4 mi
- S: 15.9 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 19.3 mi
- The Ring of Life: 19.4 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 19.6 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 19.7 mi
- Captain Pass: 3.1 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 3.7 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 20.5 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 8.4 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Apache Cultural Museum: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Pinal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal Mountains | N 0° | 2,389 m | 0.0 mi |
| Signal Peak | NW 311° | 2,381 m | 1.1 mi |
| East Mountain | E 88° | 2,101 m | 2.1 mi |
| Madera Peak | NW 324° | 2,023 m | 4.9 mi |
| El Capitan Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,004 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pioneer Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,817 m | 2.8 mi |
| Webster Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,759 m | 13.8 mi |
| Stone Cabin Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,747 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Globe #3, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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