San Pedro Vista

San Pedro Vista sits at 7,334 feet on the Sky Island Scenic Byway, facing 30 degrees toward the north-northeast. The terrain drops 883 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. From this point, viewers can see Morus Spring 2.5 miles to the north-northeast at 4,793 feet, Araster Spring 2.9 miles north-northeast at 4,772 feet, and Pinto Spring 3.1 miles east-northeast at 4,790 feet. Evans Mountain, at 5,566 feet, is visible 3.9 miles to the northeast. Oro Valley lies 15.5 miles to the west, Tucson is 20.7 miles southwest, and Marana is 30.6 miles west. On the March equinox the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:35; at the June solstice sunrise is 05:17 and sunset 19:34; at the September equinox sunrise is 06:12 and sunset 18:21; and at the December solstice sunrise is 07:21 and sunset 17:22. Geology Vista is the previous lookout along the byway before reaching this location.