- Elevation, modelled
- 715 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway19.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4079, -111.0941
Countryside Vistas is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled 715 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is South Preserves Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Countryside Vistas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | E 82° | 2,794 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | E 96° | 2,425.64 m | 14.7 mi |
| Samaniego Peak | ENE 75° | 2,312 m | 16.7 mi |
| Window Peak | E 99° | 2,277 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Kimball | E 100° | 2,213.56 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Kimball | ESE 102° | 2,171 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mule Ears | ENE 72° | 2,161 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gorp Peak | ESE 104° | 2,037 m | 12.9 mi |
- 19.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 22 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 22 mi
- Windy Point · 22 mi
- Geology Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South Preserves Park: 1.8 mi
- Dove Mountain Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
- Countryside Ridge Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Tangerine Sky Park: 2.1 mi
- Continental Ranch Community Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Avra Valley I-10 Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- El Rio Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Mason Center: 3.9 mi
- Sanctuary Cove: 4.7 mi
- Ina Silverbell Parcel: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Safford Peak: 5.4 mi
- Panther Peak: 6.0 mi
- Picture Rocks: 6.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.2 mi
- Jeffords Peak: 9.0 mi
Springs
- Cochie Spring: 8.1 mi
- Bass Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 9.4 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 11.8 mi
- Buster Spring: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 56
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 2.3 mi
- Untitled: 2.3 mi
- Bighorn: 5.7 mi
- Joshua Tree: 5.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 53
- aquaponics: 4.8 mi
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 8.1 mi
- Desert Palm Oasis: 8.1 mi
- Succulent Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 47
- Crested Saguaro: 8.1 mi
- Geology Wall: 8.2 mi
- Rio Grande Steel Sided Caboose 01433: 10.1 mi
- Prehistoric Rock Art: 10.5 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Saguarohenge: 7.2 mi
- Sun Circle: 8.9 mi
- Carpenter Ranch: 9.0 mi
- Catalina Mountain School: 10.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 8.3 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 10.1 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 12.1 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 12.7 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Honey Bee Canyon: 8.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.1 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 22.1 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 22.2 mi
- Alcatraz: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Walter's Cascade: 10.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 19.6 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Sasco: 22.0 mi
- American Flag: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 60 | 52 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tohono Chul, 8 mi away.
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