Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak rises to 1,214 m in Arizona. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McDowell Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
The story
Thompson Peak is a 3,984 ft (1,214 m) summit in the McDowell Mountains 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Its peak has amateur and Maricopa County government radio towers, accessible via a service road from Fountain Hills.
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Wikidata Q7795762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1214 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDowell Peak: 1.1 mi
- Drinkwater Peak: 1.3 mi
- Horseshoe Ridge: 2.1 mi
- East End: 2.5 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Spring: 2.0 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 12.2 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 14.1 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.7 mi
- Foundation: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 6.5 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 8.1 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 8.1 mi
- Adero Canyon Trailhead: 2.6 mi
- Gateway Trailhead: 2.8 mi
- Lost Dog Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- Ethel's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Homestead Park: 3.5 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 3.0 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead: 3.0 mi
- Water Tank: 3.0 mi
- Morrell's Boulder: 3.2 mi
- Taliesin West: 3.2 mi
- Impulsion: 3.9 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 4.3 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 8.0 mi
- The Big Derailment: 9.7 mi
- Industrial Pipe Wave: 10.3 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 6.3 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Putting Green: 9.9 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 10.0 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 5.9 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 6.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 7.2 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 9.8 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 9.8 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 6.3 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 6.4 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 6.4 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 6.5 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 6.6 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 6.8 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 2.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 2.9 mi
- Sven Slab: 3.4 mi
- Coon Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Blue Point: 15.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.7 mi
- Illinois: 21.5 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Thompson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 15° | 1,240 m | 2.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNW 343° | 1,230 m | 1.1 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | N 1° | 1,196 m | 2.6 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNW 328° | 1,192 m | 1.3 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 3° | 1,072 m | 9.6 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,060 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cholla Mountain | N 356° | 1,038 m | 9.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,030 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacle Peak, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359274047
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 6 mi
- Scottsdale · 12 mi
- Mesa · 15 mi
- Tempe · 17 mi
- Phoenix · 18 mi
- Gilbert · 20 mi
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