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Shaw Butte

Shaw Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Shaw Butte rises to 650 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloud 9, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
650 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.59423, -112.08678

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Winifred Green Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Cactus: 1.4 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Larkspur: 1.5 mi
  • Cave Creek Park - Sweetwater: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 57
  • Still Standing Shade Stop: 3.1 mi
  • CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 5.8 mi
  • Entry Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Bio Garden: 7.8 mi
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 31
  • Maricopa Area 3: 1.3 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 1.3 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 1.4 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 1.4 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 1.4 mi
Springs: 26
  • Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Jims Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Apache Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Shaw Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndENE 70°1,240 m17.5 mi
McDowell PeakENE 74°1,230 m16.1 mi
Thompson PeakENE 78°1,214 m16.2 mi
Tom's ThumbENE 69°1,196 m17.0 mi
Drinkwater PeakENE 73°1,192 m15.8 mi
Troon MountainENE 59°1,060 m16.4 mi
Black MountainNNE 29°1,030 m17.4 mi
Brown's MountainNE 48°991 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:40
June solstice05:1919:0619:42
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 11163 — Shaw Butte, Maricopa County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359251572

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