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Pima Park

Pima Park from directly overhead

Pima Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Road Rest Stop, a park 1.0 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Scottsdale

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48197, -111.89524

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Lovely Bride: 2.0 mi
  • Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 3.1 mi
  • Visitors Center: 3.2 mi
  • Scarizona Scaregrounds: 3.2 mi
  • Majestic Mariposas: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Picnic sites: 34
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Agua Chiquita Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 10.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Pima Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 22°1,240 m14.7 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 20°1,230 m13.0 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 23°1,214 m12.2 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 19°1,196 m14.6 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 18°1,192 m13.0 mi
Troon MountainN 11°1,060 m16.4 mi
Pass MountainE 89°1,007 m17.2 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 36°935 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1617:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 4 mi away.

  • Great-tailed Grackle58 obs
  • Great Blue Heron43 obs
  • Mallard37 obs
  • Rosy-faced Lovebird36 obs
  • Great Egret33 obs
  • House Finch32 obs
  • Mourning Dove28 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird28 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/199119081

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