Butcher Jones
Butcher Jones is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. Sister Peak stands 2,308 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Butcher Jones Recreation Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 24.3 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 12 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 16 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 29 mi
- Observation Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butcher Jones Recreation Site: 0.0 mi
- Saguaro del Norte Recreation Site: 1.1 mi
- Blue Point Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Acacia Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Palo Verde Recreation Site 147: 5.6 mi
- Stewart Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Whirpool Rock: 3.2 mi
- Goldfield Mountains: 3.9 mi
- Peak 2881: 4.2 mi
- Teddy Bear Hill: 5.0 mi
- Hidden Water Spring: 4.6 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.5 mi
- Secucito Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 7.0 mi
- Bella Vida Mural: 11.2 mi
- Lion Statue: 16.8 mi
- Dragontail Tower: 18.5 mi
- The Need To Know: 19.5 mi
- Pioneer Park Grotto: 20.8 mi
- Old Dynamite Shack: 9.3 mi
- Adams Camp: 10.6 mi
- Mine: 10.9 mi
- Fireplace Chimney: 11.0 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 11.1 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 1.3 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 8.4 mi
- Superstition Mountain Museum: 9.0 mi
- Black Rock: 12.2 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 17.4 mi
- Water Users Picnic: 2.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sheeps Crossing: 3.8 mi
- Acacia Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Boulder Picnic: 6.0 mi
- Razorback Point: 1.5 mi
- Blue Point: 3.5 mi
- Ittindi Rock: 4.8 mi
- Satchin Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Bend: 7.5 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 12.1 mi
- Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum: 15.3 mi
- Dungeon Tour: 18.6 mi
- Mesa Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 20.9 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Ethno-botanical Garden: 19.4 mi
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 19.5 mi
- Entryway Garden: 19.6 mi
- Pioneer Park Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.0 mi
- Back Beach: 9.0 mi
- Fish Beach: 9.3 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 18.7 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 9.6 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 22.9 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 8.3 mi
- Massacre Falls: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Butcher Jones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sister Peak | ENE 57° | 2,308 m | 12.6 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | ENE 59° | 2,293 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,575 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ironview Peak | SSE 158° | 1,531 m | 10.2 mi |
| The Flatiron | SSE 160° | 1,419 m | 10.2 mi |
| Superstition Mountains | SSE 151° | 1,398 m | 11.6 mi |
| Malapais Mountain | SE 126° | 1,289 m | 10.4 mi |
| Horse Mesa | E 91° | 1,243 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stewart MTN DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/595401062
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 12 mi
- Mesa · 21 mi
- Gilbert · 22 mi
- Scottsdale · 25 mi
- Tempe · 25 mi
- Chandler · 27 mi
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