Mountain View Park below
Sunnyslope was far north of Phoenix, out in the desert, when it began helping settlers with the warm and dry climate. Today, some say this community is downtown but it is not, except for Phoenicians who live 21 miles north! Sunnyslope is on the north edge of the Valley of the Sun. So from the flood dam this photograph shows the Valley below. The State Capitol is about 300 feet lower than the dam hiking trail within the Phoenix Mountains Preserve region. This owl was released into the North Mountain / Shaw Butte aka Phoenix Mountains Preserve area after being rescued and helped by Liberty Wildlife! This is just one part of the 1,000 unique features in our part of the Valley of the Sun. The best way to learn more about this unique part of Phoenix is to contact: SUNNYSLOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM - check this out! https://sunnyslopehistoricalsociety.org Of course searching SUNNYSLOPE you can find many more options like: Sunnyslope High School! Sunnyslope Humane Society Sunnyslope Community Center Sunnyslope Post Office https://tools.usps.com/locations/details/1384006 MORE? YES!!! Sunnyslope has always had restaurants like the unique Cloud 9! Today, the variety is a plus! Some Nearby Restaurants are: Thai Breeze Bistro 10639 N. 19th Ave 602-870-7688 (tricky to find but it is delish!) North Mountain Brewing 522 E Dunlap 602-861-5999 OHSO & Little O’s 8525 N. Central Ave. 602-844-1196 Dawn’s NY Bakery 111 E. Dunlap 480-687-2566 Little Miss BBQ 8901 N. 7th Street 602-314-6922 Scramble (breakfast / lunch) 9832 N. 7th Street The Vig 8729 N. Central Ave. 602-606-2258
Mountain View Park
Young Owl Looking down on Phoenix
Looking south from the dam on the edge of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve area (7th Ave/Peoria). From here you’ll be looking down to the valley and downtown Phoenix which is about 320 feet lower. South Mountain is the background.
Monarch
Monarch Butterfly
Valley of the Sun and the Slope all work together to make a great city! To improve our quality of life and our unique neighborhoods we work to solve problems with the help from local businesses, community leaders, local law enforcement and fire department, along with the John C. Lincoln Hospital. Of course there is much more regarding our community. However, this section is focusing on some of pluses. Other pages show examples of the unfortunate City Planning and Development Department and our City Council Members for ignoring the 20 year history of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) lighting that the city ‘looked at’ more then a decade ago. After basic mistakes in LED streetlights and park lighting in 2014-15 Phoenix residents in 2016 got the city to recognize and purchase the correct type of LED lighting. The type selected by residents was the 2700K LED streetlights. Sensible lighting that saves energy. Since then, no update has been made to the 1992 Lighting Code and the Director of P&D said the update needed will not occur until 2032 or ‘more likely’ 2034. Why? Considering cities like Flagstaff, and Sedona, Glendale, along with towns like Fountain Hills, Peoria, Glendale, Ignoring LED that represent 99% of all lighting today is a serious gap in the understanding of the problematic results from LED above 3000K are harmful to humans and wildlife at night. This error is unfortunate. So we hope you can take a minute and learn about the Kelvin and Lumen that help you buy LED lighting for you, your family, and your neighborhood. that will all have smart LED lighting!
The GARDEN area at MVP is open for growing your favorite crop and the east and west ends have flowers planted that bloom and help the butterflies like this Monarch! Stop by! Nearby Mountain View Park (MVP) is tied to the Phoenix Mountains of Shaw Butte & North Mountain that provide a variety of easy to challenging hiking and bicycle trails. Going for a HIKE? This part of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve includes North Mountain and Shaw Butte. Both have challenging trails that reach the top of both mountains (T306 & T44). A more flatland hike, with scenic views is Trail 100 - Charles Christensen Trail. It starts near Mountain View Park and leads from 7th Avenue through the mountain gap to the Phoenix Parks Visitors Center on 7th Street. CMC Trail 100 is in memory of the City of Phoenix Parks Department Director who helped outline the first parts of the Preserve system. He died in a car accident on his way home from work to create more parks and the mountain preserves. Notes: Always Take Water…for you & the dog. Plus, be prepared for sunshine and cancel the hike when temperature reaches 110 degrees - a serious threat to everyone. Also - cell phones with Google Maps do not show this area as a green Preserve area and lacks some trails. Likewise, ESRI Maps name streets that don’t exist and lack trail which goes up to the Cloud 9 ruins via north of Peoria on 15th Avenue route. So always be careful!