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Lower Bear Picnic Area

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Elevation
861 m
Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 9.0 mi
Nearest byway
Sky Island Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:34local time
Coordinates
32.3127, -110.7979
Lower Bear Picnic Area from directly overhead

Lower Bear Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a recorded 861 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Fundoshi Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

Elevation
861 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Lower Bear Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonN 3°2,794 m9.0 mi
Mount BigelowNE 34°2,606.6 m8.6 mi
Kellogg MountainNE 36°2,561.41 m8.7 mi
Marshall PeakNNE 13°2,530 m7.9 mi
Spencer PeakNNE 23°2,493 m8.1 mi
Leopold PointNE 41°2,460 m8.9 mi
Helens DomeESE 116°2,430 m15.4 mi
Syke KnobNNE 19°2,426 m8.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 55
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1818:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2116:4617:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246526170727167585041

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Lemmon Willow Canyon, 8 mi away.

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