Black Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona)

McDowell Mountains · Arizona · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

East End Peak

4,069 ft

Elevation4,069 ftabove sea level

Prominence1,280 ftindependent height

Isolation27 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul97°average high

33.68° N, 111.80° WElevation 4,069 ftUTC−7 · Mountain Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit4,069 ft
Mid-mountain2,854 ft
Valley · Taliesin West1,621 ft

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

East End Peak in brief

East End Peak rises to 4,069 ft in the McDowell Mountains, Arizona, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,280 ft.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 97°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Taliesin West, 5.6 mi to the SW at 1,621 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 4,069 ft
Prominence: 1,280 ft
Range: McDowell Mountains
Region: Arizona
Country: United States
Coordinates: 33.6797, -111.8006
Nearest airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) · 21 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of East End Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for East End Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	61°	63°	69°	76°	84°	94°	97°	96°	91°	80°	69°	60°
Average low	37°	39°	42°	47°	55°	65°	71°	70°	65°	54°	44°	37°
Precipitation	1.7 in	1.7 in	1.7 in	0.6 in	0.2 in	0.1 in	1.3 in	1.7 in	1.1 in	1.1 in	1.1 in	1.5 in
Cloud cover	26%	31%	24%	17%	14%	10%	21%	21%	12%	14%	19%	25%
Daylight	10h 10	11h 00	11h 57	13h 01	13h 54	14h 23	14h 11	13h 25	12h 24	11h 22	10h 25	9h 56
Month score	78	84	88	96	82	60	49	46	60	85	93	77

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	8,858 ft	9,350 ft	10,663 ft	12,303 ft	14,600 ft	17,388 ft	18,537 ft	18,373 ft	16,896 ft	13,944 ft	10,991 ft	8,694 ft
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

East End Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
McDowell Peak	4,036 ft	1,004 ft	1.7 mi SW	98°
Thompson Peak (Arizona)	3,984 ft	762 ft	2.5 mi S	98°
Black Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona)	3,403 ft	1,028 ft	12 mi NW	102°
Pinnacle Peak (Arizona)	3,169 ft	567 ft	5.1 mi NW	101°
Mount McDowell	2,832 ft	–	11 mi SE	104°
Camelback Mountain	2,706 ft	1,334 ft	15 mi SW	103°