Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow rises to 2,607 m in Arizona. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kellogg Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Bigelow is a mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona, United States. It is home to the astronomical observing facility Catalina Station which operates the 61" Kuiper Telescope owned by the Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. It is one of the telescopes used by students at Astronomy Camp.
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Wikidata Q1670450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2606.6 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 2 mi
- Geology Vista · 3 mi
- Windy Point · 3 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kellogg Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Westfall Knob: 0.8 mi
- Leopold Point: 1.1 mi
- Barnum Rock: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Peak: 1.5 mi
- Palisade Spring: 0.6 mi
- Boy Scout Spring: 0.6 mi
- Girl Scout Spring: 0.7 mi
- Novio Spring: 0.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 1.1 mi
- General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Roy P Drachman - Agua Caliente Regional Park: 9.3 mi
- Wes Miller Park: 9.9 mi
- McDonald District Park: 10.1 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Agua Caliente Creek: 8.2 mi
- Tucson Audubon Society: 9.0 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 11.3 mi
- Foutain of Youth: 11.3 mi
- McT-Rex: 14.0 mi
- Artisan Center: 14.1 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 15.1 mi
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 15.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Compassion Garden: 15.8 mi
- Horticultural Therapy Beds: 16.1 mi
- Native American Crops: 16.1 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Tall Wall: 1.1 mi
- The Window: 8.8 mi
- Sig Boysen Home Composting Site: 16.1 mi
- Water Harvesting Feature: 16.2 mi
- Catalina Camp: 5.3 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 7.3 mi
- Donovan's Camp: 8.7 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 9.5 mi
- Miner's Grave: 9.6 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 12.2 mi
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 13.6 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 13.6 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 14.8 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 16.3 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 3.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 6.9 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 11.6 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Chiva Falls: 12.9 mi
- Sun Spot: 5.4 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 5.7 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 5.7 mi
- Alcatraz: 5.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 14.8 mi
- American Flag: 11.4 mi
- Redington: 12.9 mi
- Tiger: 20.3 mi
- Cascabel: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mount Bigelow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | WNW 293° | 2,794 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,561.41 m | 0.3 mi |
| Marshall Peak | W 281° | 2,530 m | 3.2 mi |
| Spencer Peak | WNW 281° | 2,493 m | 1.7 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 114° | 2,460 m | 1.1 mi |
| Syke Knob | WNW 299° | 2,426 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | WSW 255° | 2,425.64 m | 7.8 mi |
| Barnum Rock | SE 128° | 2,424 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 50 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 26315 — Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359262169
Day trips start here
- Saguaro National Park · 17 mi
- Tucson · 19 mi
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