- Elevation, modelled
- 794 m
- Tallest summit within 18.3 miles
- Cathedral Rock2,425.64 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway18.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2247, -111.0392
Mary Henderson Desert Center is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled 794 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Hills, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Mary Henderson Desert Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | NE 46° | 2,425.64 m | 16.0 mi |
| Window Peak | NE 46° | 2,277 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NE 42° | 2,213.56 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Kimball | NE 44° | 2,171 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NE 44° | 2,037 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 54° | 2,030.51 m | 16.5 mi |
| Prominent Point | NE 40° | 2,017.75 m | 12.8 mi |
| Finger Guard | NE 41° | 1,972.4 m | 12.9 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 25.1 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 20 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 20 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Twin Hills: 0.5 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 0.7 mi
- Recoil Peak: 1.0 mi
- Tolson Peak: 1.2 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Painted Hills Trails Park: 0.7 mi
- Linear Park: 1.4 mi
- Clearwell Reservoir: 1.5 mi
- Painted Hills Ranch: 1.6 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Feliz Paseos Park: 1.6 mi
- Joaquin Murrieta Park: 2.3 mi
- San Juan Park: 2.3 mi
- Seminole Park: 2.4 mi
- Cherokee Avenue Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 56
- La Primera Vista: 3.0 mi
- Frida and Diego All Souls Mural: 3.1 mi
- Tumamoc and the River of Life: 3.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 3.2 mi
- Mesquite Garden Archway: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 54
- El Rio Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Mission Garden: 3.1 mi
- Desert Survivors: 3.3 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 3.6 mi
- Mexican Garden Pottery: 4.3 mi
Springs: 54
- Finger Rock Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pima Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 15.2 mi
- Buster Spring: 15.4 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 47
- The big "A": 2.9 mi
- Snob Hollow: 3.7 mi
- La Pilita Mural: 3.8 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 3.8 mi
- Community Mural: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Bowen Stone House Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 3.8 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 3.8 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 3.8 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 3.8 mi
Museums: 24
- International Wildlife Museum: 1.8 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 3.7 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 3.8 mi
- Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Walter's Cascade: 14.1 mi
- Seven Falls: 17.2 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 20.7 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 22.5 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Honey Bee Canyon: 16.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.8 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 19.8 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 19.8 mi
- Alcatraz: 19.8 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 | 18:22 |
| 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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson U OF A #1, 3 mi away.
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