- Elevation, modelled
- 717 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Marshall Peak2,530 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway14.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2297, -110.9782
Bike Church is a artwork in Arizona, at a modelled 717 m. Marshall Peak stands 2,530 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alene Dunlap Smith Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Installed in 2009 by Creative Machines as a monument to fallen cyclists, past and future. It was commissioned by the Tucson Pima Arts Council Teaching Artist Grant. In 2014 a park was created around the sculpture and both are open to the public.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Bike Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Peak | NE 42° | 2,530 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | NE 36° | 2,425.64 m | 13.4 mi |
| Window Peak | NE 35° | 2,277 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 55° | 2,214 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 30° | 2,213.56 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 32° | 2,171 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 32° | 2,037 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 46° | 2,030.51 m | 13.5 mi |
- 14.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 22.6 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
Parks
- El Paso and Southwestern Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Estevan Park: 0.4 mi
- Christopher Franklin Carroll Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.5 mi
- El Presidio Plaza: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Sentinel Peak Park: 1.5 mi
- Tumamoc Desert Laboratory: 1.6 mi
- Painted Hills Natural Resource Park: 2.0 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.5 mi
- Linear Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Sentinel Peak: 1.6 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tolson Peak: 3.2 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 3.6 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 3.9 mi
Springs
- Finger Rock Spring: 9.3 mi
- Pima Spring: 11.7 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 11.8 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 12.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 55
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 0.4 mi
- Solar Tower: 0.5 mi
- Desert O: 0.5 mi
- Exchange at the Presidio - The Mormon Battalion Enters Tucson: 0.5 mi
- Sentinel Plaza Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 54
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 0.3 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mission Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 1.5 mi
- Krutch Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 48
- Snob Hollow: 0.3 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 0.5 mi
- Goddess of Agave: 0.5 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 0.8 mi
- Community Mural: 1.0 mi
Museums: 24
- J. Knox Corbett House: 0.4 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 0.4 mi
- Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson: 0.5 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 0.5 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 0.5 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 0.6 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Walter's Cascade: 12.3 mi
- Seven Falls: 13.9 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 17.4 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 18.9 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Honey Bee Canyon: 15.5 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.4 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 16.4 mi
- Alcatraz: 16.4 mi
- Sun Spot: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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.
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