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Virginia Furrow Preserve

Virginia Furrow Preserve from directly overhead

Virginia Furrow Preserve is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 868 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Redington, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.45012, -110.48967

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Peck Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Stone Cabin Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Wootan Spring: 7.5 mi
Peaks
  • Lone Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Piety Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Little Black Hills: 7.8 mi
  • Davis Mesa: 8.4 mi
  • Evans Mountain: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Parks: 16
  • General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • San Manuel Main Street Park: 13.2 mi
  • San Manuel Park: 13.8 mi
  • Roy P Drachman - Agua Caliente Regional Park: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • OF Parker Ranch: 6.7 mi
  • Donovan's Camp: 7.0 mi
  • Redfield Canyon Cliff House: 8.5 mi
  • Bradberry Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Jackson Cabin: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Chiva Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 15.0 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Ernie's Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Charlie Dike: 7.0 mi
  • Sun Spot: 13.9 mi
  • Alcatraz: 15.9 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 15.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Tall Wall: 13.6 mi
  • Incinerated Ridge: 13.7 mi
  • The Window: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Desert Plants Garden: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Virginia Furrow Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonW 268°2,794 m17.5 mi
Mica MountainS 191°2,627 m16.2 mi
Mount BigelowW 260°2,606.6 m13.3 mi
Kellogg MountainW 259°2,561.41 m13.0 mi
DuckbillS 191°2,559 m17.0 mi
Spud RockSSW 193°2,553 m16.4 mi
Man HeadS 191°2,550 m17.0 mi
Marshall PeakW 264°2,530 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0118:34
June solstice05:1618:5719:33
September equinox06:1117:4818:20
December solstice07:2016:4417:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246526170727167585041

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1177315357

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