Oracle Ridge Property
Oracle Ridge Property is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 953 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Peck Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pima County
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 10 mi
- Geology Vista · 13 mi
- Windy Point · 13 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peck Spring: 1.9 mi
- Davis Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 6.6 mi
- Juan Spring: 6.8 mi
- Little Black Hills: 3.1 mi
- Davis Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.1 mi
- Evans Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Lombar Hill: 10.1 mi
- San Manuel Main Street Park: 7.4 mi
- San Manuel Park: 8.0 mi
- General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Oracle Park: 13.8 mi
- Virginia Furrow Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Agua Caliente Creek: 17.1 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 7.4 mi
- Donovan's Camp: 9.1 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 10.5 mi
- Miner's Grave: 10.6 mi
- Catalina Camp: 11.6 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 13.7 mi
- Chiva Falls: 17.4 mi
- Seven Falls: 17.4 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 18.4 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 19.7 mi
- Charlie Dike: 6.2 mi
- Sun Spot: 13.7 mi
- Alcatraz: 15.3 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 15.3 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 15.3 mi
- Redington: 6.9 mi
- American Flag: 10.4 mi
- Tiger: 15.4 mi
- Copper Creek: 17.5 mi
- Cascabel: 18.4 mi
- Foutain of Youth: 20.5 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 20.9 mi
- Artisan Center: 22.7 mi
- McT-Rex: 24.5 mi
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 7.5 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 23.1 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 24.1 mi
- Tall Wall: 11.6 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 11.6 mi
- The Window: 19.4 mi
- Desert Plants Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Oracle Ridge Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | WSW 251° | 2,794 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SW 234° | 2,606.6 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | SW 233° | 2,561.41 m | 10.7 mi |
| Marshall Peak | WSW 244° | 2,530 m | 13.2 mi |
| Spencer Peak | WSW 240° | 2,493 m | 12.1 mi |
| Leopold Point | SW 229° | 2,460 m | 10.4 mi |
| Syke Knob | WSW 244° | 2,426 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | WSW 243° | 2,425.64 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Manuel, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1177315360
Day trips start here
- Saguaro National Park · 18 mi
- Tucson · 29 mi
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