Wilshire Heights Park
Wilshire Heights Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 781 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Village Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 13 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 13 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Village Park: 0.3 mi
- Sears Park: 0.4 mi
- Desert Aire Park: 0.4 mi
- Highland Vista Park: 0.7 mi
- Hoffman Mini Park: 0.8 mi
- 100-Acre Wood Bike Park: 2.4 mi
- Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project: 4.3 mi
- Groves Park II: 4.3 mi
- Mountain Cove Estates: 5.1 mi
- Case Natural Resources Park: 5.4 mi
- Poorman Range: 6.1 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 7.0 mi
- Twin Hills: 7.3 mi
- Twin Hills: 7.4 mi
- Whaleback: 7.6 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 7.7 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 8.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.1 mi
- Gibbon Springs: 8.4 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 9.3 mi
- Moments To Remember: 1.6 mi
- McT-Rex: 2.6 mi
- ZOO: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Project Installation: 3.0 mi
- Bouquet: 3.0 mi
- Cactus and Succulent Garden: 3.0 mi
- Word Garden: 3.0 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 3.0 mi
- Yume Japanese Gardens and Museum: 3.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- A10 Thunderbolt: 2.0 mi
- F4 Phantom: 2.1 mi
- O1 Bird Dog: 2.1 mi
- OV 10 Bronco: 2.1 mi
- C 130: 2.1 mi
- Airmen Memorial Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Old Fort Lowell Hospital: 3.0 mi
- U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 5.4 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 3.6 mi
- Ignite Sign Art Museum: 4.0 mi
- Arizona State Museum: 5.0 mi
- Arizona State Museum South: 5.0 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 12.8 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 12.8 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 12.9 mi
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 13.0 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 11.8 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 11.8 mi
- Alcatraz: 11.8 mi
- Sun Spot: 13.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 17.3 mi
- Pantano: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Wilshire Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | NNE 17° | 2,794 m | 16.4 mi |
| Marshall Peak | NNE 23° | 2,530 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spencer Peak | NNE 28° | 2,493 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | N 9° | 2,425.64 m | 11.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | NE 41° | 2,398 m | 16.4 mi |
| Window Peak | N 5° | 2,277 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lizard Rock | NE 42° | 2,215 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 38° | 2,214 m | 14.5 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 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, 5 mi away.
- Vermilion Flycatcher56 obs
- Mourning Dove52 obs
- fishhook barrel cactus50 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard50 obs
- Gila Woodpecker47 obs
- London rocket47 obs
- Cooper's Hawk46 obs
- House Finch43 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/316215500
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 2 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 22 mi
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