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Phon D Sutton Picnic Site

Phon D Sutton Picnic Site from directly overhead

Phon D Sutton Picnic Site is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Ironview Peak stands 1,531 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Bluff, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.54623, -111.65861

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Coon Bluff: 0.6 mi
  • Arizona Dam Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Mount McDowell: 2.0 mi
  • Peak 2303: 2.2 mi
  • Peak 2541: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Camp Reno Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
  • Trailhead Parke: 4.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 4.3 mi
  • Desert Vista Park: 4.4 mi
  • Desert Vista Dog Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Jim Hart Memorial Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Boeing Veteran's Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Camp Lehi Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Balbir Singh Sodhi: 8.5 mi
Attractions
  • Desert Belle Cruises: 7.2 mi
  • Superstition Mountain Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Goldfield Ghost Town: 11.4 mi
  • Taliesin West: 11.5 mi
  • Whitman Square: 11.6 mi
Artworks
Springs
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mountain Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Hidden Water Spring: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 52
Picnic sites: 35
Museums: 31
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 4
  • Sandy Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Back Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Fish Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Illinois: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Massacre Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Phon D Sutton Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ironview PeakESE 121°1,531 m14.2 mi
The FlatironESE 122°1,419 m14.0 mi
East EndNW 319°1,240 m12.3 mi
McDowell PeakNW 311°1,230 m12.0 mi
Thompson PeakNW 308°1,214 m11.1 mi
Tom's ThumbNW 317°1,196 m12.8 mi
Drinkwater PeakNW 310°1,192 m12.4 mi
Herder MountainNNE 23°1,122 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0618:39
June solstice05:1819:0419:41
September equinox06:1517:5218:25
December solstice07:2816:4517:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545762697887929185756354
Precip in1.41.31.30.30.20.10.81.30.80.60.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fountain Hills, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1192367001

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