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Burns Park

Burns Park from directly overhead

Burns Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 769 m. Marshall Peak stands 2,530 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates32.22506, -110.89156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 3.9 mi
  • Mountain Cove Estates: 5.2 mi
  • Groves Park II: 5.4 mi
  • Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Sentinel Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Tumamoc Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Whaleback: 7.3 mi
  • Poorman Range: 7.3 mi
  • Tolson Peak: 8.1 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Finger Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 1.9 mi
  • Bouquet: 1.9 mi
  • G’s Horn: 1.9 mi
  • Organ Pipe Cactus: 1.9 mi
  • Nest: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 47
  • Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 1.9 mi
  • Kitchen Courtyard: 1.9 mi
  • Water Harvesting Feature: 1.9 mi
  • Floral Patio: 1.9 mi
  • Wildlife/Woodlands Ramada: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Alcatraz: 12.3 mi
  • Sun Spot: 14.3 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Burns Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marshall PeakNNE 28°2,530 m15.5 mi
Spencer PeakNNE 33°2,493 m16.0 mi
Cathedral RockNNE 14°2,425.64 m11.5 mi
Window PeakNNE 11°2,277 m10.6 mi
Lizard RockNE 46°2,215 m15.6 mi
Rose PeakNE 43°2,214 m14.7 mi
Mount KimballN 4°2,213.56 m10.5 mi
Little KimballN 6°2,171 m10.0 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 solstice07:2116:4617:23

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Desert Spiny Lizard134 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher99 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk83 obs
  • Mourning Dove76 obs
  • Queen71 obs
  • London rocket69 obs
  • House Finch66 obs
  • Gila Woodpecker62 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/229485298

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