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Chuck Ford Lakeside Park

Chuck Ford Lakeside Park from directly overhead

Chuck Ford Lakeside Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 823 m. Mica Mountain stands 2,627 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Perry Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

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Coordinates32.18734, -110.81922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Groves Park II: 1.5 mi
  • Reddington Hills: 2.5 mi
  • Tiffany Place: 2.9 mi
  • Case Natural Resources Park: 2.9 mi
  • Mesquite Trails: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Poorman Range: 2.8 mi
  • Twin Hills: 4.3 mi
  • Twin Hills: 4.4 mi
  • Pink Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Scotts Knob: 9.0 mi
Springs
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Moments To Remember: 2.8 mi
  • McT-Rex: 4.6 mi
  • ZOO: 6.1 mi
  • Foutain of Youth: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Desert Plants Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Cactus and Succulent Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Word Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 47
  • OV 10 Bronco: 3.1 mi
  • O1 Bird Dog: 3.1 mi
  • C 130: 3.1 mi
  • F4 Phantom: 3.2 mi
  • A10 Thunderbolt: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seven Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Ernie's Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Alcatraz: 11.5 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Sun Spot: 13.0 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Chuck Ford Lakeside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica MountainE 82°2,627 m16.3 mi
DuckbillE 85°2,559 m16.0 mi
Spud RockE 82°2,553 m15.8 mi
Man HeadE 85°2,550 m16.2 mi
Helens DomeE 83°2,430 m15.2 mi
Cathedral RockN 354°2,425.64 m13.8 mi
Green MountainNNE 28°2,398 m16.2 mi
Window PeakN 351°2,277 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535661687786878581726253

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saguaro NP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Vermilion Flycatcher74 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk72 obs
  • Mallard68 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron57 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle55 obs
  • Mourning Dove52 obs
  • Snow Goose49 obs
  • fishhook barrel cactus46 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/38133434

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