Prehistoric Rock Art
Prehistoric Rock Art is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 750 m. Prominent Point stands 2,018 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 29 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 29 mi
- Windy Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Signal Hill: 0.0 mi
- Apache Peak: 1.1 mi
- Red Hills: 3.0 mi
- Amole Peak: 3.4 mi
- Wasson Peak: 3.8 mi
- Sus Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Picture Rocks Park: 2.1 mi
- Ez-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Tucson Mountain Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Cam-Boh Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Untitled: 8.5 mi
- Downtown Marana Sign/Cowboy Statue: 11.5 mi
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 12.6 mi
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 13.7 mi
- Tucson Miracle Mile Neon Welcome Sign: 13.9 mi
- Cap Land Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation Wildlife Mitigation Corridor: 4.8 mi
- Malcolmson Donation: 5.3 mi
- Andrada: 5.4 mi
- Sanctuary Cove: 5.7 mi
- Cactus Garden: 4.1 mi
- Agave Garden: 4.1 mi
- Pollination Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Moth Garden: 4.1 mi
- aquaponics: 10.2 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 4.0 mi
- Mountain Woodland: 4.0 mi
- Desert Grassland: 4.0 mi
- Cat Canyon: 4.1 mi
- Riparian Corridor: 4.1 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 9.1 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 11.6 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 13.8 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 14.4 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 14.4 mi
- Bowen Stone House Ruins: 9.8 mi
- Saguarohenge: 10.0 mi
- Sun Circle: 11.8 mi
- Titan II Missile Base #11: 13.5 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 14.5 mi
- Cochie Spring: 17.9 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bass Spring: 18.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.2 mi
- Pima Spring: 19.6 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 11.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 18.2 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 18.8 mi
- Sasco: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Prehistoric Rock Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prominent Point | ENE 74° | 2,017.75 m | 18.9 mi |
| Finger Guard | ENE 74° | 1,972.4 m | 19.0 mi |
| Finger Rock | ENE 74° | 1,960.9 m | 19.0 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,908 m | 18.6 mi |
| Table Tooth | ENE 70° | 1,824 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,717 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pusch Peak | ENE 70° | 1,634.78 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Cleaver | ENE 71° | 1,499 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson 17 NW, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Saguaro National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3764685573
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 19 mi
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