Highland Vista Park
Highland Vista Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 775 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burns Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 775 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 13 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 13 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burns Park: 0.7 mi
- Wilshire Heights Park: 0.7 mi
- Hoffman Park: 0.8 mi
- Hoffman Mini Park: 0.8 mi
- Swanway Park: 0.9 mi
- 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 2.6 mi
- Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 4.4 mi
- Mountain Cove Estates: 4.7 mi
- Groves Park II: 5.0 mi
- Estate of Isabelle Lee: 5.7 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 6.7 mi
- Poorman Range: 6.9 mi
- Whaleback: 7.0 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 7.5 mi
- Twin Hills: 7.7 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 7.4 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 7.8 mi
- Barrel Spring: 7.9 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 8.2 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Moments To Remember: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 2.3 mi
- McT-Rex: 2.3 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus: 2.3 mi
- G’s Horn: 2.3 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 2.3 mi
- Word Garden: 2.3 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 2.3 mi
- Aloe Alley: 2.3 mi
- Yume Japanese Gardens and Museum: 2.3 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 2.3 mi
- Water Harvesting Feature: 2.3 mi
- Kitchen Courtyard: 2.3 mi
- Floral Patio: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife/Woodlands Ramada: 2.3 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 2.4 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 2.5 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 4.7 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 2.9 mi
- Ignite Sign Art Museum: 3.6 mi
- Arizona State Museum: 4.5 mi
- Arizona State Museum South: 4.5 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Seven Falls: 9.5 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 12.1 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 13.1 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 13.1 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 13.2 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 11.7 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 11.7 mi
- Alcatraz: 11.7 mi
- Sun Spot: 13.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 16.5 mi
- Pantano: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Highland Vista Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | NNE 19° | 2,794 m | 15.9 mi |
| Marshall Peak | NNE 25° | 2,530 m | 15.2 mi |
| Spencer Peak | NNE 30° | 2,493 m | 15.6 mi |
| Syke Knob | NNE 28° | 2,426 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | N 11° | 2,425.64 m | 11.3 mi |
| Window Peak | N 8° | 2,277 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lizard Rock | NE 45° | 2,215 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 41° | 2,214 m | 14.2 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 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, 4 mi away.
- Desert Spiny Lizard86 obs
- Mourning Dove65 obs
- Vermilion Flycatcher64 obs
- Cooper's Hawk62 obs
- House Finch61 obs
- London rocket60 obs
- Monarch58 obs
- Gila Woodpecker55 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/233336610
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 2 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 22 mi
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