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Alvernon Park

Alvernon Park from directly overhead

Alvernon Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 763 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burns Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.23071, -110.90781

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 3.7 mi
  • Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 5.0 mi
  • Sentinel Peak Park: 5.1 mi
  • Paseo de Las Iglesias: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Sentinel Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Tumamoc Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Tolson Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Whaleback: 7.3 mi
  • Enchanted Peak: 7.3 mi
Springs
  • Finger Rock Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 1.2 mi
  • Nest: 1.2 mi
  • Bouquet: 1.2 mi
  • G’s Horn: 1.2 mi
  • Organ Pipe Cactus: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 47
  • Kitchen Courtyard: 1.2 mi
  • Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 1.2 mi
  • Wildlife/Woodlands Ramada: 1.2 mi
  • Floral Patio: 1.2 mi
  • Zen Garden Ramada: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Alcatraz: 12.8 mi
  • Sun Spot: 14.9 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Alvernon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonNNE 25°2,794 m16.2 mi
Marshall PeakNNE 31°2,530 m15.7 mi
Cathedral RockNNE 19°2,425.64 m11.4 mi
Window PeakNNE 17°2,277 m10.5 mi
Lizard RockNE 50°2,215 m16.1 mi
Rose PeakNE 46°2,214 m15.1 mi
Mount KimballN 9°2,213.56 m10.3 mi
Little KimballNNE 12°2,171 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:36
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1317:4918:22
December solstice07:2216:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763697887888783736253
Precip in0.90.80.60.30.20.32.02.61.70.60.60.9

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard645 obs
  • Decollate Snail546 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher425 obs
  • American Wigeon419 obs
  • Desert Spiny Lizard368 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron276 obs
  • Queen273 obs
  • Neotropic Cormorant268 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/230174108

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