Jesse Owens Park
Jesse Owens Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 808 m. Mount Bigelow stands 2,607 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rolling Hills Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 10 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 11 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rolling Hills Park: 1.4 mi
- Michael Perry Park: 1.9 mi
- Chuck Ford Lakeside Park: 1.9 mi
- Bristol Park: 2.2 mi
- Tierra del Sol Park: 2.3 mi
- Case Natural Resources Park: 2.0 mi
- Tiffany Place: 2.2 mi
- Bristol Park: 2.2 mi
- Sonoran Heights: 2.3 mi
- Macalester Park: 2.4 mi
- Twin Hills: 3.9 mi
- Twin Hills: 4.1 mi
- Poorman Range: 4.6 mi
- Pink Hill: 6.3 mi
- Saddleback: 7.7 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 6.5 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.5 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 6.5 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 6.6 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 6.8 mi
- Moments To Remember: 1.9 mi
- McT-Rex: 3.1 mi
- Foutain of Youth: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 5.9 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus: 5.9 mi
- Desert Plants Garden: 5.2 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 5.9 mi
- Word Garden: 5.9 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 5.9 mi
- Horticultural Therapy Beds: 5.9 mi
- OV 10 Bronco: 3.9 mi
- O1 Bird Dog: 3.9 mi
- C 130: 3.9 mi
- A10 Thunderbolt: 4.0 mi
- F4 Phantom: 4.0 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 4.6 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 8.1 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 5.8 mi
- Tucson Military Vehicle Museum: 6.0 mi
- 390th Memorial Museum: 6.1 mi
- Pima Air & Space Museum: 6.1 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 9.7 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 9.7 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 11.5 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 9.7 mi
- Alcatraz: 9.7 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 9.7 mi
- Sun Spot: 11.4 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Jesse Owens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bigelow | NNE 23° | 2,606.6 m | 15.0 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,561.41 m | 15.1 mi |
| Marshall Peak | N 11° | 2,530 m | 14.7 mi |
| Spencer Peak | NNE 16° | 2,493 m | 14.8 mi |
| Leopold Point | NNE 27° | 2,460 m | 15.1 mi |
| Helens Dome | E 90° | 2,430 m | 14.8 mi |
| Syke Knob | NNE 14° | 2,426 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | N 352° | 2,425.64 m | 11.9 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 | 18:21 |
| 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 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saguaro NP, 5 mi away.
- Mourning Dove72 obs
- fishhook barrel cactus72 obs
- Greater Roadrunner41 obs
- Vermilion Flycatcher40 obs
- Ornate Tree Lizard40 obs
- Cooper's Hawk38 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard36 obs
- Gray Bird Grasshopper34 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/233913369
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 5 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 19 mi
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