Vista del Prado Park
Vista del Prado Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 823 m. Helens Dome stands 2,430 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Escalante Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 13 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 14 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Escalante Park: 0.3 mi
- Escalante Park: 0.3 mi
- Tierra del Sol Park: 1.0 mi
- Chuck Ford Lakeside Park: 1.6 mi
- San Paulo Village Park: 1.7 mi
- Groves Park II: 1.5 mi
- 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 3.4 mi
- Reddington Hills: 4.0 mi
- Robert A Price Senior Park: 4.1 mi
- Fantasy Island Trails Park: 4.3 mi
- Poorman Range: 3.4 mi
- Twin Hills: 5.8 mi
- Twin Hills: 6.0 mi
- Pink Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 8.7 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 9.1 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 9.1 mi
- Barrel Spring: 9.2 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 9.3 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 9.6 mi
- Moments To Remember: 2.5 mi
- McT-Rex: 4.5 mi
- ZOO: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 5.8 mi
- Bouquet: 5.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 5.7 mi
- Word Garden: 5.7 mi
- Yume Japanese Gardens and Museum: 5.7 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 5.7 mi
- OV 10 Bronco: 1.5 mi
- O1 Bird Dog: 1.5 mi
- C 130: 1.5 mi
- F4 Phantom: 1.7 mi
- A10 Thunderbolt: 1.7 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 5.5 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 7.2 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Tucson Military Vehicle Museum: 3.3 mi
- 390th Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
- Pima Air & Space Museum: 3.3 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ignite Sign Art Museum: 6.0 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Seven Falls: 10.9 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 11.7 mi
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 11.8 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 12.1 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 14.3 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 12.5 mi
- Alcatraz: 12.5 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 12.5 mi
- Sun Spot: 14.2 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 19.9 mi
- Pantano: 20.2 mi
- Helvetia: 22.8 mi
- Total Wreck: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Vista del Prado Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helens Dome | E 82° | 2,430 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | N 1° | 2,425.64 m | 14.0 mi |
| Window Peak | N 358° | 2,277 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lizard Rock | NNE 32° | 2,215 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rose Peak | NNE 28° | 2,214 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Kimball | N 352° | 2,213.56 m | 13.5 mi |
| Little Kimball | N 353° | 2,171 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tanque Verde Peak | E 86° | 2,147 m | 12.6 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 | 18:22 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
- Vermilion Flycatcher73 obs
- Mallard68 obs
- Cooper's Hawk67 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron57 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle55 obs
- Snow Goose49 obs
- American Wigeon40 obs
- American Coot36 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/437225933
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 21 mi
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