- Elevation, modelled
- 908 m
- Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4649, -110.9497
Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled 908 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Artisan Center, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | E 99° | 2,794 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ESE 104° | 2,606.6 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,561.41 m | 14.5 mi |
| Marshall Peak | ESE 105° | 2,530 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spencer Peak | ESE 104° | 2,493 m | 12.4 mi |
| Leopold Point | ESE 105° | 2,460 m | 15.2 mi |
| Syke Knob | E 101° | 2,426 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SE 131° | 2,425.64 m | 8.3 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 15 mi
- Windy Point · 15 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 15 mi
- Geology Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Desert Oasis Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- Catalina Vista Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- Sunset Park: 2.1 mi
- Hohokam Park: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife Ridge Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Honey Bee Canyon Park: 1.1 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 5.5 mi
- Mason Center: 9.0 mi
- Countryside Vistas: 9.3 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 9.5 mi
Peaks
- Buster Mountain: 5.2 mi
- The Cordones: 6.0 mi
- Table Tooth: 6.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 6.2 mi
Springs
- Buster Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cargodera Spring: 5.5 mi
- Wooden Trough Spring: 5.7 mi
- Samaniego Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pima Spring: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 56
- Artisan Center: 0.1 mi
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 3.7 mi
- The Learning Tree: 4.7 mi
- Bighorn: 4.7 mi
- Joshua Tree: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 54
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 6.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 8.8 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 8.8 mi
- Spanish Colonial Courtyard: 8.9 mi
- Desert Palm Oasis: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 45
- The Window: 8.1 mi
- Geology Wall: 8.9 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 8.9 mi
- Rio Grande Steel Sided Caboose 01433: 13.3 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Catalina Mountain School: 1.7 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 570-1: 9.8 mi
- Ogle Well: 10.4 mi
- Carpenter Ranch: 10.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 8.9 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 10.4 mi
- Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum: 13.3 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 13.5 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Walter's Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Seven Falls: 14.1 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 14.8 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 22.5 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Honey Bee Canyon: 1.1 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.0 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 16.0 mi
- Alcatraz: 16.0 mi
- Sun Spot: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- American Flag: 15.6 mi
- Tiger: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catalina SP, 3 mi away.
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