Nature reserve · Arizona
Simpson Farm
Simpson Farm is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Jeffords Peak stands 1,431 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Marana Cottonwoods, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tucson Audubon Society
How to reach it
Coordinates32.47472, -111.31193
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- SC Ranch Park: 5.2 mi
- San Lucas Community Park: 6.1 mi
- Ora Mae Harn District Park: 6.4 mi
- Red Rock Village Park: 6.7 mi
- Gladden Farms Community Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Pan Quemado: 6.5 mi
- Red Hill: 6.6 mi
- Samaniego Hills: 7.3 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 7.4 mi
- Desert Peak: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Marana Cottonwoods: 1.1 mi
- Los Robles Wash: 2.6 mi
- Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment: 6.6 mi
- El Rio Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Avra Valley I-10 Wildlife Corridor: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- aquaponics: 17.7 mi
- Pollination Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 18.1 mi
- Agave Garden: 18.1 mi
- Moth Garden: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 22
- Downtown Marana Sign/Cowboy Statue: 5.7 mi
- Untitled: 14.1 mi
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 15.1 mi
- Bighorn: 19.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Titan II Missile Base 570-5: 5.4 mi
- Sasco Hotel: 8.2 mi
- Sasco: 8.6 mi
- Gobea: 10.9 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 571-7: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- Bell AH1 Cobra Michelle: 3.1 mi
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 11.7 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Prehistoric Rock Art: 14.1 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Cochie Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.1 mi
- Bass Spring: 15.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 21.6 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 21.9 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Honey Bee Canyon: 20.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sasco: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Walter's Cascade: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Simpson Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffords Peak | ENE 76° | 1,431 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wasson Peak | SE 145° | 1,414 m | 16.9 mi |
| Newman Peak | NNW 343° | 1,368 m | 17.6 mi |
| Amole Peak | SSE 147° | 1,337 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tortilla | ENE 64° | 1,302 m | 17.3 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | WSW 247° | 1,301 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bushmaster Peak | SE 144° | 1,246 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tower Peak | SE 144° | 1,224 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho 8 SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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