- Elevation, modelled
- 889 m
- Tallest summit within 16.6 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway10.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4611, -110.9395
Catalina Vista Recreation Center is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 889 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Artisan Center, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
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- Sun City Vistoso
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Catalina Vista Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | E 98° | 2,794 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 103° | 2,606.6 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,561.41 m | 13.8 mi |
| Marshall Peak | ESE 104° | 2,530 m | 10.3 mi |
| Spencer Peak | ESE 104° | 2,493 m | 11.8 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 104° | 2,460 m | 14.6 mi |
| Syke Knob | E 100° | 2,426 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SE 132° | 2,425.64 m | 7.6 mi |
- 10.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 14 mi
- Windy Point · 15 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 15 mi
- Geology Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Desert Oasis Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 2.4 mi
- Hohokam Park: 2.7 mi
- Wildlife Ridge Park: 2.9 mi
- Catalina Neighborhood Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Honey Bee Canyon Park: 1.6 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 5.1 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 8.8 mi
- Mason Center: 9.2 mi
- Countryside Vistas: 9.7 mi
Peaks
- Buster Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Table Tooth: 5.7 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 5.8 mi
- The Cordones: 6.0 mi
Springs
- Buster Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cargodera Spring: 4.9 mi
- Wooden Trough Spring: 5.1 mi
- Samaniego Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pima Spring: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 56
- Artisan Center: 0.6 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 3.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 4.8 mi
- Bighorn: 4.9 mi
- Joshua Tree: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 54
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 8.7 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 8.7 mi
- Spanish Colonial Courtyard: 8.7 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- The Window: 7.5 mi
- Geology Wall: 8.8 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 8.8 mi
- Rio Grande Steel Sided Caboose 01433: 13.2 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Catalina Mountain School: 1.2 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 570-1: 9.9 mi
- Catalina Camp: 10.5 mi
- Ogle Well: 11.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 8.8 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 10.0 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 13.2 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 13.2 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Walter's Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 13.5 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 14.1 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 21.8 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Honey Bee Canyon: 1.5 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 15.3 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 15.3 mi
- Alcatraz: 15.3 mi
- Sun Spot: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- American Flag: 15.2 mi
- Tiger: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catalina SP, 3 mi away.
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