Peak · Arizona
Shaw Butte
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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 650 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.59423, -112.08678
Named places within 25 miles
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
Historic sites: 59
- Cloud 9: 0.2 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 2.4 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 4.1 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 4.7 mi
- iron statue: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 59
- North Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Moon Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sunnyslope Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Moon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Arch: 6.0 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 7.4 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 8.7 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 9.2 mi
- Tea House: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 51
- 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
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Bead Museum: 6.7 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 6.7 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- A Path for Water: 2.6 mi
- Risen Christ: 4.8 mi
- Freeway Pot: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Setting up the Competition: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- 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: 22
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Gardeners Wall: 17.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 17.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Marinette: 10.7 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Illinois: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaw Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 70° | 1,240 m | 17.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 74° | 1,230 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 78° | 1,214 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 69° | 1,196 m | 17.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 73° | 1,192 m | 15.8 mi |
| Troon Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,060 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,030 m | 17.4 mi |
| Brown's Mountain | NE 48° | 991 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 11163 — Shaw Butte, Maricopa County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359251572
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