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Ramada #1

Ramada #1 from directly overhead

Ramada #1 is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Montezuma Peak stands 1,313 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramada #2=, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Tempe

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37514, -111.93917

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Simply Smashing: 2.8 mi
  • Pillar of Knowledge: 3.1 mi
  • Axe Adventures: 3.6 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Mill of Madness: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 56
Museums: 40
Picnic sites: 28
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 5.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mountain Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Ramada #1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montezuma PeakSW 229°1,313 m19.9 mi
Quartz PeakWSW 239°1,235 m19.6 mi
Butterfly MountainWSW 238°1,221 m19.0 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 21°1,214 m20.0 mi
Montezuma SleepingWSW 244°1,113 m19.7 mi
Santan MountainSE 136°949 m19.2 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE 29°935 m18.6 mi
Usery MountainENE 63°905 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/470032284

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