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Steamboat Mountain

Steamboat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Steamboat Mountain rises to 986 m in Arizona. Pinal Mountains stands 2,389 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tam O'Shanter Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 18 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Wikidata Q21189413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
986 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.09756, -110.86566

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tam O'Shanter Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Tiger Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Troy Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Tornado Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Big Dome: 7.0 mi
Springs
  • Ripsey Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Big Rock Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Mud Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Piper Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Doak Spring: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 31
  • Queen Creek Riparian: 20.7 mi
  • The Narrows: 20.7 mi
  • Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 20.8 mi
  • Asian Deserts Exhibit: 20.8 mi
  • Pistacia Grove: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Branaman's Ranch: 4.5 mi
  • Pioneer Mine: 9.6 mi
  • Old Mill: 11.4 mi
  • Romero Ranch: 11.5 mi
  • Doak: 11.7 mi
Parks: 17
  • Hubbard Park: 4.1 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 4.3 mi
  • Hayden Swimming Pool and Park: 7.9 mi
  • Winkelman Flats: 9.5 mi
  • Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 14
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Steamboat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinal MountainsNNE2,389 m13.0 mi
Pinal PeakNNE2,389 m13.0 mi
Signal PeakN2,381 m13.6 mi
East MountainNNE2,101 m13.7 mi
Madera PeakN2,023 m16.8 mi
El Capitan MountainNE2,004 m9.5 mi
Pioneer MountainN1,817 m10.4 mi
Stone Cabin MountainN1,747 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1619:0019:36
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2416:4317:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535660677585888783746253
Precip in2.22.21.90.50.50.32.02.61.31.11.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 11807 — Steamboat Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359252074

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