- Elevation
- 456 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hayes Peak1,375 m · 12.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 33.3453, -112.0766
Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Arizona, at a recorded 456 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Lomitas Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 456 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | WSW 247° | 1,375 m | 12.8 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SSW 212° | 1,313 m | 13.1 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SW 228° | 1,235 m | 11.9 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SW 226° | 1,221 m | 11.4 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | SW 236° | 1,113 m | 11.8 mi |
| Santan Mountain | ESE 119° | 949 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 43° | 935 m | 25.0 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | SSW 209° | 899 m | 17.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Las Ramadas Picnic Ground: 0.8 mi
- Ma-Ha Tuak Park: 0.9 mi
- Phoenix South Mountain Park: 1.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve - Telegraph Pass Entrance: 2.0 mi
- Highline Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Lost Ranch: 2.7 mi
- San Juan Lookout: 4.0 mi
- Cesar Chavez Memorial: 4.1 mi
- old stone houses: 4.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Our Lade of Guadlupe: 3.1 mi
- A Brief History of Technology: 3.6 mi
- El Espiritu del Desierto: 3.6 mi
- Cuatro Animales Salvajes: 3.6 mi
- Cesar Chavez: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 5.4 mi
- Mill of Madness: 5.9 mi
- Axe Adventures: 7.7 mi
- Tea House: 8.0 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 55
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 8.0 mi
- Dry Garden: 8.0 mi
- Phoenix Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
- The Learning Patch: 9.2 mi
- The Rover Vine: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 51
- Mount Suappoa: 1.0 mi
- Dobbins Lookout: 1.0 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.6 mi
- Maricopa Peak: 2.9 mi
- Two Peaks: 3.0 mi
Museums: 41
- Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center: 5.1 mi
- Phoenix Police Museum: 7.1 mi
- Arizona Science Center: 7.2 mi
- Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum: 7.2 mi
- Create at Arizona Science Center: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Las Lomitas Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Ramada #1: 8.2 mi
- Ramada #2=: 8.2 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 5.1 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chinese Wall: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Illinois: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Marinette: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Phoenix, 3 mi away.
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