Mountains
Research 8 mountains within weekend reach of Tempe, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Tempe. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Tempe. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Tempe, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Tempe Butte is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tempe Butte, under 1 km from the city centre from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Tjnelso1 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Camelback Mountain is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Camelback Mountain, about 10 km (6 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Dru Bloomfield from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Mummy Mountain (Arizona) is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mummy Mountain (Arizona), about 13 km (8 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Mwinog2777 ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Phoenix Mountains is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Phoenix Mountains, about 16 km (10 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Clyde Charles Brown / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piestewa Peak is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Piestewa Peak, about 16 km (10 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Ted Eytan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunnyslope Mountain is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sunnyslope Mountain, about 21 km (13 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: Tony the Marine ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thompson Peak is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Thompson Peak, about 27 km (17 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: GreenGibbon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
McDowell Mountains is a mountain reachable from Tempe as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — McDowell Mountains, about 29 km (18 mi) from Tempe
Image credit: Image: GreenGibbon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0