Nature reserve · Arizona
Marana Cottonwoods
Marana Cottonwoods is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 582 m. Jeffords Peak stands 1,431 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Farm, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pima County
How to reach it
Coordinates32.46868, -111.29475
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- SC Ranch Park: 4.1 mi
- San Lucas Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Ora Mae Harn District Park: 5.3 mi
- Gladden Farms Community Park: 5.8 mi
- Red Rock Village Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Red Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pan Quemado: 7.6 mi
- Samaniego Hills: 8.4 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 8.5 mi
- Desert Peak: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Simpson Farm: 1.1 mi
- Los Robles Wash: 2.3 mi
- Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment: 5.6 mi
- El Rio Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Avra Valley I-10 Wildlife Corridor: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 28
- Downtown Marana Sign/Cowboy Statue: 4.6 mi
- Untitled: 13.0 mi
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 14.1 mi
- Bighorn: 17.9 mi
- The Learning Tree: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 28
- aquaponics: 16.6 mi
- Pollination Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Cactus Garden: 17.2 mi
- Agave Garden: 17.3 mi
- Moth Garden: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Titan II Missile Base 570-5: 5.0 mi
- Sasco Hotel: 9.3 mi
- Sasco: 9.7 mi
- Carpenter Ranch: 11.5 mi
- Gobea: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 17
- Bell AH1 Cobra Michelle: 2.8 mi
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 12.4 mi
- Prehistoric Rock Art: 13.3 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center: 13.8 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 17.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Cochie Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.3 mi
- Bass Spring: 14.4 mi
- Buster Spring: 24.0 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 20.5 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 20.9 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 21.1 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Honey Bee Canyon: 19.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sasco: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Walter's Cascade: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Marana Cottonwoods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffords Peak | ENE 74° | 1,431 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wasson Peak | SSE 147° | 1,414 m | 16.0 mi |
| Newman Peak | NNW 340° | 1,368 m | 18.4 mi |
| Amole Peak | SSE 149° | 1,337 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tortilla | ENE 61° | 1,302 m | 16.6 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | WSW 250° | 1,301 m | 12.3 mi |
| Golden Gate Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,300 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bushmaster Peak | SE 145° | 1,246 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
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 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho 8 SE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1176626985
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