B-52 Bomber Tail
B-52 Bomber Tail is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 733 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jardin de Caesar Chavez, a park 0.1 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 17 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 17 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jardin de Caesar Chavez: 0.1 mi
- Parque de Orlando y Diego Mendoza: 0.2 mi
- Santa Rosa Park: 0.3 mi
- Rosendo S. Perez Park: 0.4 mi
- Armory Park: 0.5 mi
- Sentinel Peak Park: 1.4 mi
- Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 1.6 mi
- Paseo de Las Iglesias: 2.0 mi
- Tumamoc Desert Laboratory: 2.1 mi
- West Branch Santa Cruz: 2.1 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 1.4 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tolson Peak: 3.5 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 3.6 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 4.7 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 10.1 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 11.9 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 12.5 mi
- Pima Spring: 12.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.6 mi
- Poncho Villa: 0.7 mi
- Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday: 0.8 mi
- Exchange at the Presidio - The Mormon Battalion Enters Tucson: 0.8 mi
- Desert O: 0.8 mi
- Solar Tower: 0.8 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mission Garden: 1.1 mi
- Desert Survivors: 1.2 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Krutch Garden: 1.7 mi
- Barrio Histórico District: 0.3 mi
- Community Mural: 0.4 mi
- La Pilita Mural: 0.4 mi
- Selena Mural: 0.6 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 0.9 mi
- Tucson Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Southern Arizona Transportation Museum: 0.8 mi
- Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum: 0.8 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Old Pueblo Trolley Barn: 0.8 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 0.8 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 0.8 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 0.8 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 0.9 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 13.3 mi
- Seven Falls: 14.0 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 17.6 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.4 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 18.5 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.5 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 16.5 mi
- Alcatraz: 16.5 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 16.7 mi
- Sun Spot: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of B-52 Bomber Tail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | NNE 31° | 2,425.64 m | 14.1 mi |
| Window Peak | NNE 30° | 2,277 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 25° | 2,213.56 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 27° | 2,171 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 26° | 2,037 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 41° | 2,030.51 m | 14.0 mi |
| Prominent Point | NNE 21° | 2,017.75 m | 11.3 mi |
| Finger Guard | NNE 22° | 1,972.4 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6248457628
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 27 mi
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