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Shadow Mountain

Shadow Mountain rises to 587 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61333, -112.02722

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • iron statue: 3.2 mi
  • Cloud 9: 3.8 mi
  • Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 4.2 mi
  • Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 4.4 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Starfire Golf Club: 7.0 mi
  • Phoenix Bat Cave: 7.0 mi
  • Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 9.5 mi
  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 4.6 mi
  • The Potted Plant Inc.: 6.3 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 8.1 mi
  • Entry Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 9.3 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 40
  • Mountain Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Jims Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Apache Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Flemming Spring: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Maricopa Area 3: 3.0 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 3.1 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 3.1 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 3.1 mi
  • Yavapai Area 10: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Shadow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE 71°1,240 m13.8 mi
McDowell PeakENE 75°1,230 m12.5 mi
Thompson PeakE 80°1,214 m12.6 mi
Tom's ThumbENE 69°1,196 m13.3 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE 74°1,192 m12.1 mi
Granite MountainNE 47°1,072 m17.4 mi
Troon MountainENE 57°1,060 m12.8 mi
Cholla MountainNE 44°1,038 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:42
September equinox06:1717:5418:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763707887929286756253
Precip in1.21.21.10.40.20.00.81.00.70.70.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359290699

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