Fort Lowell Park
Fort Lowell Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 751 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Fort Lowell Hospital, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 11 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 11 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Villa Serena Park: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Park: 1.6 mi
- Pinecrest Park: 1.8 mi
- Swanway Park: 2.0 mi
- Morris K. Udall Park: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Cove Estates: 2.8 mi
- Bear Creek Ranch: 4.6 mi
- 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 5.0 mi
- Sneed Parcel: 5.2 mi
- Estate of Isabelle Lee: 5.2 mi
- Whaleback: 4.6 mi
- Mount Miguel: 6.0 mi
- Saddleback: 6.5 mi
- Gorp Peak: 7.2 mi
- Rosewood Point: 7.3 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 5.4 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 5.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.1 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 6.4 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 6.5 mi
- McT-Rex: 1.5 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 2.3 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus: 2.3 mi
- G’s Horn: 2.3 mi
- Bouquet: 2.3 mi
- Horticultural Therapy Beds: 2.3 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 2.3 mi
- Native American Crops: 2.3 mi
- Word Garden: 2.3 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sig Boysen Home Composting Site: 2.3 mi
- Water Harvesting Feature: 2.3 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 2.3 mi
- Kitchen Courtyard: 2.3 mi
- Floral Patio: 2.3 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 0.1 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 3.8 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 5.2 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 1.5 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 4.4 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ignite Sign Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Seven Falls: 7.5 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 11.1 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 12.6 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 12.8 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 9.9 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 9.9 mi
- Alcatraz: 10.0 mi
- Sun Spot: 12.0 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 14.4 mi
- American Flag: 23.8 mi
- Pantano: 24.8 mi
- Redington: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Fort Lowell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | NNE 21° | 2,794 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NE 40° | 2,606.6 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | NE 42° | 2,561.41 m | 14.2 mi |
| Marshall Peak | NNE 28° | 2,530 m | 12.8 mi |
| Spencer Peak | NE 34° | 2,493 m | 13.4 mi |
| Leopold Point | NE 45° | 2,460 m | 14.5 mi |
| Syke Knob | NNE 31° | 2,426 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | N 11° | 2,425.64 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Camp AVE EXP, 5 mi away.
- Vermilion Flycatcher199 obs
- Cooper's Hawk107 obs
- Mourning Dove103 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard103 obs
- House Finch100 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch80 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird76 obs
- Gila Woodpecker73 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/230173978
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- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 22 mi
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