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Thomas Jay Regional Park

Thomas Jay Regional Park from directly overhead

Thomas Jay Regional Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 825 m. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 390th Memorial Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates32.13642, -110.87330

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Augie Acuna Los Niños Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
  • Roy Schoonover Trailhead: 2.4 mi
  • Escalante Park: 3.4 mi
  • Escalante Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Robert A Price Senior Park: 1.3 mi
  • Groves Park II: 3.4 mi
  • 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 4.7 mi
  • Fantasy Island Trails Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Poorman Range: 4.0 mi
  • Martinez Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Grotto Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Sentinel Peak: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Hills: 8.7 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Rock Ledge Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Gibbon Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 55
  • ZOO: 5.8 mi
  • Moments To Remember: 6.0 mi
  • B-52 Bomber Tail: 7.7 mi
  • Curving Arcades: 7.8 mi
  • McT-Rex: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 47
  • F86: 2.8 mi
  • U2: 3.4 mi
  • C 130: 3.4 mi
  • OV 10 Bronco: 3.4 mi
  • O1 Bird Dog: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 24
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ernie's Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Bridal Wreath Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Tanque Verde Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Seven Catarcts: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Jailhouse Rock: 16.1 mi
  • Alcatraz: 16.1 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 16.1 mi
  • Sun Spot: 17.7 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Thomas Jay Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cathedral RockN 6°2,425.64 m17.4 mi
Window PeakN 4°2,277 m16.6 mi
Mount KimballN 359°2,213.56 m16.6 mi
Little KimballN 360°2,171 m16.1 mi
Tanque Verde PeakENE 74°2,147 m14.7 mi
Gorp PeakN 359°2,037 m15.7 mi
Rattlesnake PeakNNE 13°2,030.51 m16.2 mi
Prominent PointN 355°2,017.75 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2116:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545662687786888783736253
Precip in0.80.80.60.20.20.22.22.01.30.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Creosote Bush40 obs
  • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake21 obs
  • Zebra-tailed Lizard20 obs
  • fishhook barrel cactus17 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk14 obs
  • spiny hackberry14 obs
  • Chain-fruit Cholla13 obs
  • Gray Bird Grasshopper12 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/870597401

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