North Mountain and Shaw Butte Preserves

North Mountain and Shaw Butte are two adjacent mountains in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve in . The two mountains lie to the south of Thunderbird Road, north of Hatcher Road, east of North 19th Avenue, and west of North Cave Creek Road.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,133 feet
  • Description: Mountains in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Also known as: Shaw Butte

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sunnyslope Mountain and American Indian College.

Peak
also known as "S" Mountain is a large, rocky, nearly symmetric hill in the Sunnyslope section of . It is located near Central Avenue and Hatcher Road.

College
Nelson is a private Christian college in . It was originally founded in 1957 by missionary Alta Washburn who saw the great need to prepare Native Americans for church ministry.

Railway station
is a station on the B Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in , . It was opened as part of Phase I of the Northwest Extension of the system on March 19, 2016, and remained the northwestern terminus of the line until January 27, 2024, when Phase II extended the line to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunnyslope and Moon Valley.

Quarter
The community is an established neighborhood within the borders of the city of . The geographic boundaries are 19th Avenue to the west, Cactus Road to the north, 16th Street to the east, and Northern Avenue to the south.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of approximately 1,600 homes located in the northern part of . The neighborhood, which comprises 29 separate subdivisions, was established in the early 1960s and is centered on the Country Club, a private country club.

North Mountain and Shaw Butte Preserves

Latitude
33.5942° or 33° 35′ 39″ north
Longitude
-112.0868° or 112° 5′ 12″ west
Elevation
2,133 feet (650 metres)
Open location code
8559HWV7+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359251572
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q7056151
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cloud 9 and Desert Cove Assembly of God Church.

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