Union Hills
Union Hills rises to 574 m in Arizona. Black Mesa stands 1,430 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 574 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Peak: 1.1 mi
- Dixie Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Adobe Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Hedgpeth Hills: 6.3 mi
- Cave Buttes Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Deer Valley Motorcycle Park: 2.2 mi
- Pinnacle Park at Desert Peak: 2.3 mi
- Honor Park: 2.4 mi
- Independence Park: 2.4 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 3.0 mi
- Arch: 3.7 mi
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 11.0 mi
- Bunny Rock: 11.6 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 12.5 mi
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 4.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 8.6 mi
- iron statue: 4.6 mi
- Cloud 9: 9.1 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 9.7 mi
- David C. Uribe: 9.9 mi
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Jims Spring: 9.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 10.2 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 11.3 mi
- Burro Springs: 13.1 mi
- Ringneck Spring: 13.3 mi
- Xeric Garden: 7.4 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 7.4 mi
- Garden: 8.6 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 10.1 mi
- Still Standing Shade Stop: 11.6 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mercantile: 8.5 mi
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 9.1 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 9.2 mi
- Maricopa Area 3: 9.4 mi
- Tewa Area 5: 9.5 mi
- Havasupi Area 8: 9.5 mi
- Pima Area 4: 9.5 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Desert Enclave Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Cave Creek Regional Park: 7.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 14.8 mi
- Morrells Wall: 15.0 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.4 mi
- West Point: 16.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 19.4 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 14.4 mi
- Marinette: 14.9 mi
- Gillett: 21.4 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Union Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mesa | NNE 18° | 1,430 m | 14.8 mi |
| New River Mesa | NNE 18° | 1,426 m | 15.6 mi |
| Continental Mountain | NE 41° | 1,356 m | 14.6 mi |
| East End | E 101° | 1,240 m | 15.2 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ESE 107° | 1,230 m | 14.6 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ESE 110° | 1,214 m | 15.2 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | E 101° | 1,196 m | 14.6 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,192 m | 12.8 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 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:46 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359253008
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 15 mi
- Scottsdale · 17 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 20 mi
- Fountain Hills · 21 mi
- Tempe · 23 mi
- Guadalupe · 25 mi
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