- Elevation, modelled
- 739 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Cathedral Rock2,425.64 m · 14.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2477, -111.0327
Painted Hills Ranch is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled 739 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Linear Park, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Painted Hills Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | NE 49° | 2,425.64 m | 14.7 mi |
| Window Peak | NE 49° | 2,277 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NE 45° | 2,213.56 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Kimball | NE 48° | 2,171 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NE 48° | 2,037 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | ENE 58° | 2,030.51 m | 15.3 mi |
| Prominent Point | NE 44° | 2,017.75 m | 11.4 mi |
| Finger Guard | NE 45° | 1,972.4 m | 11.4 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 25.8 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 19 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 19 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Linear Park: 1.0 mi
- Silverbell-Goret Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Painted Hills Trails Park: 1.3 mi
- Painted Sunset Greenway: 1.3 mi
- Painted Hills Natural Resource Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Bactrian Summit: 1.2 mi
- Recoil Peak: 1.2 mi
- Twin Hills: 1.8 mi
- Tolson Peak: 2.6 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Meander Bend Park: 1.5 mi
- Joaquin Murrieta Park: 1.6 mi
- Feliz Paseos Park: 1.6 mi
- Juhan Park: 1.8 mi
- Agua Dulce Park: 2.1 mi
Springs
- Finger Rock Spring: 10.3 mi
- Pima Spring: 12.5 mi
- Buster Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 14.3 mi
- Red Warrior Spring: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 56
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 3.0 mi
- Tucson Miracle Mile Neon Welcome Sign: 3.2 mi
- Frida and Diego All Souls Mural: 3.4 mi
- Bike Church: 3.4 mi
- Mesquite Garden Archway: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 54
- El Rio Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Mexican Garden Pottery: 3.3 mi
- Mission Garden: 3.6 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 3.6 mi
- Desert Survivors: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 47
- Rio Grande Steel Sided Caboose 01433: 2.5 mi
- Mural No tell Motel: 3.2 mi
- Miracle Mile Historic District: 3.3 mi
- The big "A": 3.5 mi
- Snob Hollow: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Bowen Stone House Ruins: 3.2 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 3.8 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 3.9 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 3.9 mi
Museums: 24
- International Wildlife Museum: 2.2 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 2.6 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 3.7 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Walter's Cascade: 12.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 16.2 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 19.6 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 22.0 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Honey Bee Canyon: 14.8 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 18.9 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 18.9 mi
- Alcatraz: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 19.5 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, 2 mi away.
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