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Morris K. Udall Park

Morris K. Udall Park from directly overhead

Morris K. Udall Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 775 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucson Desert Art Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

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Coordinates32.24863, -110.83791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Mountain Cove Estates: 2.2 mi
  • Estate of Isabelle Lee: 3.1 mi
  • Bear Creek Ranch: 3.8 mi
  • Bristol Park: 4.1 mi
  • Case Natural Resources Park: 4.1 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 6.7 mi
Peaks
  • Whaleback: 5.3 mi
  • Saddleback: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Hills: 6.0 mi
  • Twin Hills: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Miguel: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 55
  • McT-Rex: 0.7 mi
  • Moments To Remember: 2.0 mi
  • Butterfly Project Installation: 4.1 mi
  • Organ Pipe Cactus: 4.1 mi
  • G’s Horn: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Xeriscape Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Word Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Horticultural Therapy Beds: 4.1 mi
  • Cactus and Succulent Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Native American Crops: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Sig Boysen Home Composting Site: 4.1 mi
  • Water Harvesting Feature: 4.1 mi
  • Cactus and Succulent Ramada: 4.1 mi
  • Kitchen Courtyard: 4.1 mi
  • Floral Patio: 4.1 mi
Museums: 23
  • Tucson Desert Art Museum: 0.2 mi
  • The Mini Time Machine Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 6.0 mi
  • Ignite Sign Art Museum: 6.4 mi
  • H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seven Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 10.3 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Ernie's Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 8.8 mi
  • Alcatraz: 8.8 mi
  • Sun Spot: 10.8 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Morris K. Udall Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonNNE 12°2,794 m13.7 mi
Mount BigelowNNE 32°2,606.6 m13.6 mi
Kellogg MountainNNE 33°2,561.41 m13.7 mi
Marshall PeakNNE 19°2,530 m12.8 mi
Spencer PeakNNE 25°2,493 m13.1 mi
Leopold PointNE 37°2,460 m13.8 mi
Syke KnobNNE 22°2,426 m13.7 mi
Cathedral RockN 358°2,425.64 m9.5 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 °F535561677585888782716052
Precip in1.11.00.60.30.10.32.32.61.00.60.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Camp AVE EXP, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Vermilion Flycatcher113 obs
  • Mourning Dove90 obs
  • fishhook barrel cactus72 obs
  • Desert Spiny Lizard70 obs
  • Coyote56 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk54 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird51 obs
  • House Finch51 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/230396809

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