Sunnyslope Mountain
Sunnyslope Mountain rises to 460 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is S, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Sunnyslope Mountain also known as "S" Mountain is a large, rocky, nearly symmetric hill in the Sunnyslope section of Phoenix, Arizona. It is located near Central Avenue and Hatcher Road. The southern slope of the mountain is adorned with a 150-foot white majuscule "S". The mountain, in particular the large "S", can be seen from thirty miles away on a clear day, and is distinctly visible to nearby airplane passengers. Although the mountain is part of the Phoenix Mountains, the mountain is most closely associated with Sunnyslope High School. Each year, the freshmen class is assigned the task of hiking up the mountain and giving the "S" a fresh coat of white paint. At the end of the Homecoming football game, the "S" is traditionally outlined with red flares which are ignited by members of the freshmen football team. Students came together in June 2004 to convert the "S" to a "J" in memory of Josh Conard, a basketball player for Sunnyslope who was killed by a drunk driver. When the school was remodeled in the mid-1990s, the view of Sunnyslope Mountain from the home football stands was partially obstructed. However, Sunnyslope Mountain remains one of the most visible, artificial features of the northern skyline of the Valley of the Sun. The name of the mountain is derived from the bordering Sunnyslope district of Phoenix. Sunnyslope is generally defined as the area east and south of North Mountain and north of the Arizona Canal. It is listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
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Wikidata Q14680738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 460 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- S: 0.0 mi
- A Path for Water: 1.1 mi
- Freeway Pot: 3.3 mi
- Freeway Pot: 3.5 mi
- Freeway Pot: 3.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 0.4 mi
- Herberger Park One: 0.8 mi
- Sunnyslope Park: 0.8 mi
- 10th Street Wash Basin: 1.1 mi
- Palma Park: 1.2 mi
- North Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Shaw Butte: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Moon Hill: 2.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry: 0.9 mi
- Cloud 9: 1.4 mi
- Perl Charles Memoral Trail: 2.7 mi
- Pope John Paul II Visit Cupola: 3.8 mi
- David C. Uribe: 3.9 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 6.0 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 7.4 mi
- Arch: 7.4 mi
- Tea House: 7.8 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 8.1 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 1.7 mi
- CamelBackyard Community Food Hub: 4.6 mi
- Entry Garden: 5.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
- Bio Garden: 6.5 mi
- Sunnyslope Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 5.1 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Bead Museum: 6.6 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 6.7 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 0.7 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 0.8 mi
- Pima Area 4: 0.8 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 0.8 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Spring: 16.2 mi
- Jims Spring: 19.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 20.2 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 16.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 17.2 mi
- Morrells Wall: 17.6 mi
- Sven Slab: 18.1 mi
- Coon Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Marinette: 11.4 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 24.3 mi
- Illinois: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Sunnyslope Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | ENE 65° | 1,240 m | 17.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 68° | 1,230 m | 16.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 72° | 1,214 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 64° | 1,196 m | 17.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 68° | 1,192 m | 15.7 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NE 54° | 1,060 m | 16.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,030 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brown's Mountain | NE 44° | 991 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Phoenix · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 10 mi
- Scottsdale · 10 mi
- Tempe · 15 mi
- Guadalupe · 16 mi
- Mesa · 18 mi
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