Wasson Peak
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Wasson Peak rises to 1,414 m in Arizona. Cathedral Rock stands 2,426 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Amole Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pima County, Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,414 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 25 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 25 mi
- Windy Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amole Peak: 0.4 mi
- Red Hills: 2.3 mi
- Apache Peak: 2.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Tower Peak: 3.4 mi
- Tucson Mountain Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Ez-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Cam-Boh Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Sus Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Silverlake Park: 4.0 mi
- Andrada: 1.7 mi
- Malcolmson Donation: 2.2 mi
- Holden Donation: 3.4 mi
- Lazy C Ranch Estates: 3.8 mi
- Sweetwater Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Pollination Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Cactus Garden: 2.4 mi
- Moth Garden: 2.4 mi
- Agave Garden: 2.4 mi
- aquaponics: 7.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Gateway: 9.9 mi
- Tucson Miracle Mile Neon Welcome Sign: 10.1 mi
- Frida and Diego All Souls Mural: 10.1 mi
- La Primera Vista: 10.2 mi
- Mesquite Garden Archway: 10.3 mi
- Ancient Arizona and Sonorasaurus: 2.4 mi
- Mountain Woodland: 2.4 mi
- Desert Grassland: 2.4 mi
- Riparian Corridor: 2.4 mi
- Cat Canyon: 2.5 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 15.1 mi
- Pima Spring: 16.7 mi
- Buster Spring: 17.7 mi
- Cochie Spring: 17.8 mi
- Bass Spring: 18.5 mi
- International Wildlife Museum: 5.4 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 8.0 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 10.6 mi
- Tucson Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 10.6 mi
- Bowen Stone House Ruins: 6.2 mi
- Saguarohenge: 6.9 mi
- Sun Circle: 8.4 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 10.7 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 10.7 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 13.9 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 16.5 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 16.2 mi
- Seven Falls: 22.3 mi
- Sasco: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Wasson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Rock | ENE 66° | 2,426 m | 19.4 mi |
| Window Peak | ENE 67° | 2,277 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Kimball | ENE 65° | 2,214 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Kimball | ENE 67° | 2,171 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gorp Peak | ENE 68° | 2,037 m | 16.8 mi |
| Prominent Point | ENE 66° | 2,018 m | 15.9 mi |
| Finger Guard | ENE 67° | 1,972 m | 16.0 mi |
| Finger Rock | ENE 66° | 1,961 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
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 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson 11 W, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Saguaro National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359253241
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 15 mi
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