Golden Barrel Ramada
Golden Barrel Ramada is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Yucca Ramada, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Park Services
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 23 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fountain Park: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
- Desert Vista Dog Park: 0.5 mi
- Desert Vista Park: 0.5 mi
- Four Peaks Park: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 2.5 mi
- Foundation: 8.6 mi
- Camp Lehi Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Boeing Veteran's Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Arizona Dam Butte: 3.9 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 4.2 mi
- Mount McDowell: 4.3 mi
- Apache Peak: 4.6 mi
- Coon Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop: 7.2 mi
- Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead: 7.2 mi
- Taliesin West: 7.8 mi
- Whitman Square: 7.9 mi
- Morrell's Boulder: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Spring: 8.1 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 9.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.9 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 13.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 13.8 mi
- Impulsion: 9.9 mi
- Mountains and Rainbows: 10.7 mi
- Lion Statue: 11.6 mi
- The Big Derailment: 13.0 mi
- Industrial Pipe Wave: 13.1 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Putting Green: 11.8 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 12.3 mi
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 12.4 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.2 mi
- Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mesa Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum: 11.9 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 0.1 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 0.2 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 0.3 mi
- Phon D Sutton Picnic Site: 4.8 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 10.9 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 12.7 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 7.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 7.9 mi
- Sven Slab: 7.9 mi
- Blue Point: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Illinois: 20.1 mi
- Back Beach: 20.3 mi
- Fish Beach: 20.5 mi
- Massacre Falls: 18.5 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Golden Barrel Ramada. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NW 316° | 1,240 m | 7.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | WNW 303° | 1,230 m | 7.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | WNW 297° | 1,214 m | 6.6 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NW 313° | 1,196 m | 8.1 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | WNW 302° | 1,192 m | 7.7 mi |
| Herder Mountain | NE 41° | 1,122 m | 13.6 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,072 m | 13.7 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NW 316° | 1,060 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:45 | 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 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fountain Hills, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/479575297
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 1 mi
- Mesa · 14 mi
- Scottsdale · 15 mi
- Tempe · 17 mi
- Gilbert · 18 mi
- Chandler · 22 mi
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