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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
Artworks: 5
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 MountainsNNE 11°2,389 m13.0 mi
Pinal PeakNNE 11°2,389 m13.0 mi
Signal PeakN 7°2,381 m13.6 mi
East MountainNNE 20°2,101 m13.7 mi
Madera PeakN 359°2,023 m16.8 mi
El Capitan MountainNE 42°2,004 m9.5 mi
Pioneer MountainN 7°1,817 m10.4 mi
Stone Cabin MountainN 6°1,747 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 5080 °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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