Mason Center
Mason Center is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 725 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur Pack Regional Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tucson Bird Alliance
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 19 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 19 mi
- Windy Point · 19 mi
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arthur Pack Regional Park: 0.5 mi
- Denny Dunn Neighborhood Park: 1.5 mi
- The Bluffs Neighborhood Park Ramada: 1.8 mi
- Countryside Ridge Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Richardson Park: 2.4 mi
- Ina Silverbell Parcel: 2.9 mi
- Silverbell Hills Estates: 3.6 mi
- Countryside Vistas: 3.9 mi
- Avra Valley I-10 Wildlife Corridor: 5.2 mi
- El Rio Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Picture Rocks: 5.4 mi
- Safford Peak: 6.1 mi
- Pusch Peak: 6.5 mi
- Panther Peak: 6.9 mi
- The Cleaver: 7.0 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Pima Spring: 9.3 mi
- Buster Spring: 9.8 mi
- Cochie Spring: 11.1 mi
- Bass Spring: 11.4 mi
- Untitled: 3.1 mi
- Joshua Tree: 3.8 mi
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 4.0 mi
- Bighorn: 4.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 4.4 mi
- aquaponics: 1.1 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 4.3 mi
- Desert Palm Oasis: 4.4 mi
- Succulent Garden: 4.4 mi
- Mesquite Bosque: 4.4 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 4.4 mi
- Geology Wall: 4.5 mi
- Rio Grande Steel Sided Caboose 01433: 6.4 mi
- Mural No tell Motel: 8.9 mi
- Miracle Mile Historic District: 9.4 mi
- Saguarohenge: 3.6 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Sun Circle: 5.1 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 9.2 mi
- Catalina Mountain School: 10.3 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 4.5 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 6.4 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 8.8 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 9.1 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 7.9 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 19.1 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 19.1 mi
- Alcatraz: 19.1 mi
- Sun Spot: 21.1 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 8.3 mi
- Seven Falls: 16.4 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 18.9 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 24.2 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 24.8 mi
- American Flag: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mason Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | ENE 71° | 2,794 m | 16.1 mi |
| Marshall Peak | ENE 76° | 2,530 m | 16.9 mi |
| Syke Knob | ENE 75° | 2,426 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | E 83° | 2,425.64 m | 12.1 mi |
| Samaniego Peak | ENE 62° | 2,312 m | 15.3 mi |
| Window Peak | E 86° | 2,277 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Kimball | E 85° | 2,213.56 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Kimball | E 89° | 2,171 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 60 | 52 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tohono Chul, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1418460882
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 14 mi
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