- Elevation, modelled
- 720 m
- Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
- Cathedral Rock2,425.64 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway15.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2074, -110.9873
Desert Survivors is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled 720 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumamoc and the River of Life, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Desert Survivors. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | NE 34° | 2,425.64 m | 15.0 mi |
| Window Peak | NNE 33° | 2,277 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 28° | 2,213.56 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 31° | 2,171 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 30° | 2,037 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 43° | 2,030.51 m | 15.0 mi |
| Prominent Point | NNE 26° | 2,017.75 m | 12.1 mi |
| Finger Guard | NNE 26° | 1,972.4 m | 12.2 mi |
- 15.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 22.0 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 18 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 18 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ormsby Park: 0.3 mi
- Verdugo Park: 0.3 mi
- El Parque de San Cosme: 0.8 mi
- El Paso and Southwestern Greenway: 0.8 mi
- Santa Rosa Park: 0.8 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 0.4 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 1.2 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 2.4 mi
- Tolson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Twin Hills: 3.8 mi
- Sentinel Peak Park: 0.4 mi
- West Branch Santa Cruz: 1.0 mi
- Mission & 36th: 1.1 mi
- Paseo de Las Iglesias: 1.2 mi
- Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 1.3 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 13.1 mi
- Pima Spring: 13.3 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 13.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.8 mi
- Tumamoc and the River of Life: 0.1 mi
- La Primera Vista: 0.3 mi
- Frida and Diego All Souls Mural: 0.7 mi
- Be Kind: 0.7 mi
- Mesquite Garden Archway: 1.0 mi
- Mission Garden: 0.4 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 1.4 mi
- Krutch Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 2.7 mi
- The big "A": 0.3 mi
- La Pilita Mural: 1.0 mi
- Community Mural: 1.0 mi
- Barrio Histórico District: 1.1 mi
- Selena Mural: 1.3 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Tucson Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 1.3 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 1.4 mi
- Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson: 1.4 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 1.3 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 1.3 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 1.3 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 13.9 mi
- Seven Falls: 15.1 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 18.7 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 19.5 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 19.6 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 17.1 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 17.6 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 17.6 mi
- Alcatraz: 17.6 mi
- Sun Spot: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:47 | 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, 3 mi away.
- saguaro250 obs
- Mourning Dove247 obs
- Greater Roadrunner156 obs
- Creosote Bush153 obs
- Vermilion Flycatcher131 obs
- Brittlebush117 obs
- House Finch107 obs
- ocotillo102 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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