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N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson

N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson from directly overhead

N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 723 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucson Presidio, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1926
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.22454, -110.97340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jácome Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • El Presidio Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.1 mi
  • Christopher Franklin Carroll Centennial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Plaza de la Mesilla: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Sentinel Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Tumamoc Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Tolson Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Enchanted Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Bactrian Summit: 4.3 mi
Springs
  • Finger Rock Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Pima Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 52
Gardens: 52
  • Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 0.3 mi
  • El Rio Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Mission Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 1.4 mi
  • Krutch Garden: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Tucson Presidio: 0.0 mi
  • Snob Hollow: 0.2 mi
  • Goddess of Agave: 0.3 mi
  • Butterfly Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Barrio Histórico District: 0.6 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 21
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 15.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 16.3 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 16.3 mi
  • Alcatraz: 16.4 mi
  • Sun Spot: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonNE2,794 m18.5 mi
Marshall PeakNE2,530 m18.3 mi
Cathedral RockNE2,426 m13.5 mi
Window PeakNNE2,277 m12.5 mi
Rose PeakNE2,214 m18.3 mi
Mount KimballNNE2,214 m11.9 mi
Little KimballNNE2,171 m11.6 mi
Gorp PeakNNE2,037 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0418:36
June solstice05:1918:5819:34
September equinox06:1317:5018:22
December solstice07:2216:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763697887888783736253
Precip in0.90.80.60.30.20.32.02.61.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13228530240

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