- Elevation, modelled
- 666 m
- Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
- Bighorn Mountain1,717 m · 18.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway28.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:36local time
- Coordinates
- 32.3085, -111.2379
Picture Rocks Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 666 m. Bighorn Mountain stands 1,717 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Prehistoric Rock Art, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
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- Pima County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Picture Rocks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bighorn Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,717 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pusch Peak | ENE 76° | 1,634.78 m | 18.0 mi |
| The Cleaver | ENE 76° | 1,499 m | 18.5 mi |
| Jeffords Peak | NE 37° | 1,431 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wasson Peak | ESE 115° | 1,414 m | 5.8 mi |
| Amole Peak | ESE 117° | 1,337 m | 5.5 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | WNW 295° | 1,301 m | 16.4 mi |
| Golden Gate Mountain | SE 132° | 1,300 m | 10.3 mi |
- 28.7 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Signal Hill: 2.1 mi
- Apache Peak: 3.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.8 mi
- Panther Peak: 5.0 mi
- Red Hills: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Sus Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Cam-Boh Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Ez-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Tucson Mountain Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Twin Peaks Highlands Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 55
- Untitled: 9.2 mi
- Downtown Marana Sign/Cowboy Statue: 10.4 mi
- Deer at Tangerine Sky Park: 13.1 mi
- Joshua Tree: 15.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 53
- Agave Garden: 6.1 mi
- Cactus Garden: 6.1 mi
- Pollination Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Moth Garden: 6.2 mi
- aquaponics: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Cap Land Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Sanctuary Cove: 6.3 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation Wildlife Mitigation Corridor: 6.4 mi
- Malcolmson Donation: 7.1 mi
- Andrada: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- Prehistoric Rock Art: 2.1 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 6.0 mi
- Mountain Woodland: 6.0 mi
- Desert Grassland: 6.1 mi
- Cat Canyon: 6.1 mi
Museums: 23
- International Wildlife Museum: 11.2 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 13.4 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 15.3 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 16.4 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Saguarohenge: 11.6 mi
- Bowen Stone House Ruins: 11.9 mi
- Sun Circle: 13.5 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 571-7: 13.7 mi
- Titan II Missile Base #11: 14.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Cochie Spring: 17.6 mi
- Bass Spring: 18.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.0 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
- Pima Spring: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Rocky Point: 11.4 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sasco: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Walter's Cascade: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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 | 76 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson 17 NW, 5 mi away.
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