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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
Historic sites: 59
  • 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
  • Barry Goldwater Memorial: 6.4 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
Peaks
Gardens: 52
  • 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: 39
  • 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
Artworks
Picnic sites: 28
  • 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: 20
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 EndENE1,240 m13.8 mi
McDowell PeakENE1,230 m12.5 mi
Thompson PeakE1,214 m12.6 mi
Tom's ThumbENE1,196 m13.3 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE1,192 m12.1 mi
Granite MountainNE1,072 m17.4 mi
Troon MountainENE1,060 m12.8 mi
Cholla MountainNE1,038 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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