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Beehive Peak

Beehive Peak from directly overhead

Beehive Peak is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 851 m. Mount Kimball stands 2,214 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.14726, -111.04649

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beehive Peak: 0.0 mi
  • Red Butte: 1.1 mi
  • Saginaw Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Cat Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Grotto Hill: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Tres Leones: 1.0 mi
  • Mountain Village Estates: 1.8 mi
  • Double V Scout Ranch: 2.7 mi
  • Valencia Site: 3.4 mi
  • Enchanted Hills Trails Park: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Mission Ridge Park: 1.7 mi
  • Vesey Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lawrence Park: 1.8 mi
  • Presidio Gardens Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ebonee Marie Moody Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 56
  • La Primera Vista: 5.2 mi
  • Tumamoc and the River of Life: 5.4 mi
  • Frida and Diego All Souls Mural: 6.0 mi
  • Be Kind: 6.1 mi
  • Mesquite Garden Archway: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Desert Survivors: 5.4 mi
  • Mission Garden: 5.7 mi
  • El Rio Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Krutch Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Oasis Raspados Mural: 4.4 mi
  • The big "A": 5.4 mi
  • Selena Mural: 6.2 mi
  • La Pilita Mural: 6.3 mi
  • Community Mural: 6.4 mi
Springs: 27
  • Finger Rock Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Pima Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 18.9 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 21
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Rocky Point: 18.2 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 21.7 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 22.8 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 22.8 mi
  • Alcatraz: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Beehive Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KimballNNE 32°2,213.56 m18.7 mi
Little KimballNNE 33°2,171 m18.3 mi
Gorp PeakNNE 33°2,037 m17.9 mi
Prominent PointNNE 30°2,017.75 m17.4 mi
Finger GuardNNE 30°1,972.4 m17.5 mi
Finger RockNNE 30°1,960.9 m17.5 mi
Table MountainNNE 26°1,908 m18.1 mi
Table ToothNNE 27°1,824 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0418:36
June solstice05:1918:5819:34
September equinox06:1317:5018:22
December solstice07:2216:4717:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545662687786888783736253
Precip in0.80.80.60.20.20.22.22.01.30.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1219379789

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