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May Memorial Wildlife Area

May Memorial Wildlife Area from directly overhead

May Memorial Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,476 m. Chiricahua Peak stands 2,979 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
AZ Game & Fish
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.96021, -109.18232
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Davis Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • The Breaching Whale: 1.6 mi
  • Limestone Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Harris Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Silver Peak: 3.9 mi
Springs
  • Silver Bee Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Jhus Trough: 3.5 mi
  • Jhus Canyon Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Cienega Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Onion Spring: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Explosives Shack: 5.1 mi
  • Ramon P. "Monchi" Gonzales Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Harper Memorial Chapel: 6.3 mi
  • Barfoot Park National Natural Landmark marker: 6.4 mi
  • Cima Park Fire Guard Station Barn: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Jhus Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Sheila Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Canyon Falls: 7.8 mi
Parks: 8
  • Bird watching area: 5.5 mi
  • Maple Camp: 7.7 mi
  • Pine Park: 8.6 mi
  • Bonita Park: 9.4 mi
  • Wood Canyon Park: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Wagon Wheel: 4.2 mi
  • Boat Minions: 5.5 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 5.5 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 5.5 mi
  • Tractor Minion: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Natural Bridge: 11.0 mi
  • Faraway ranch (guided tour): 11.6 mi
  • Johnny Ringo Grave: 15.3 mi
  • Astronomer's Paradise: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • San Simon Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • San Simon Rest Area: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of May Memorial Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiricahua PeakSW 219°2,979 m10.2 mi
Fly PeakSW 225°2,948.11 m8.5 mi
Aspen PeakSW 214°2,941 m10.2 mi
Snowshed PeakSSW 211°2,936 m9.8 mi
Ward PeakSW 223°2,918 m9.0 mi
Raspberry PeakSW 217°2,871 m11.8 mi
Paint RockSW 218°2,858 m11.2 mi
Riggs PeakSW 229°2,837 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:5618:29
June solstice05:1218:5119:27
September equinox06:0617:4318:15
December solstice07:1416:4017:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349566372747166584840
Precip in1.11.30.90.30.30.63.63.41.81.01.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/207249037

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