Granite Reef
Granite Reef is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 401 m. Ironview Peak stands 1,531 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Schlechts Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
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- USFS
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 26.6 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fish Creek Vista · 21 mi
- Apache Lake Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schlechts Butte: 0.5 mi
- Peak 1970: 1.4 mi
- Peak 2541: 1.7 mi
- Mount McDowell: 1.9 mi
- Peak 2303: 2.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain Ranch Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Harriet Tubman Parke: 2.1 mi
- Trailhead Parke: 2.2 mi
- Red Rock Park: 2.4 mi
- Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 3.9 mi
- Boeing Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Camp Lehi Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Balbir Singh Sodhi: 6.5 mi
- Lion Statue: 6.7 mi
- Bella Vida Mural: 10.3 mi
- Pioneer Park Grotto: 10.4 mi
- Pioneer Park Monument: 10.4 mi
- The Builder: 10.8 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 9.3 mi
- Engine 2355: 10.3 mi
- Scarizona Scaregrounds: 11.0 mi
- Taliesin West: 11.3 mi
- Whitman Square: 11.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Spring: 13.5 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 13.9 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 14.2 mi
- Hidden Water Spring: 15.1 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 9.0 mi
- Pioneer Park Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- Entryway Garden: 10.5 mi
- Ethno-botanical Garden: 10.8 mi
- Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum: 5.2 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 6.6 mi
- Mesa Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: 11.0 mi
- Phon D Sutton Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
- Goldfield: 4.5 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 4.7 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 6.2 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 6.3 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 5.2 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 18.4 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Coon Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Blue Point: 7.1 mi
- Razorback Point: 10.4 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 13.6 mi
- Morrells Wall: 13.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
- Illinois: 15.7 mi
- Back Beach: 19.2 mi
- Fish Beach: 19.4 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 11.9 mi
- Massacre Falls: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Granite Reef. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironview Peak | ESE 111° | 1,531 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Flatiron | ESE 112° | 1,419 m | 14.2 mi |
| East End | NNW 329° | 1,240 m | 13.3 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NW 322° | 1,230 m | 12.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NW 320° | 1,214 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNW 327° | 1,196 m | 13.8 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NW 321° | 1,192 m | 13.0 mi |
| Dome Mountain | E 96° | 1,009 m | 8.0 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1192367635
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 7 mi
- Mesa · 10 mi
- Gilbert · 13 mi
- Scottsdale · 14 mi
- Tempe · 15 mi
- Chandler · 17 mi
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