- Elevation, modelled
- 1,270 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway7.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:35local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4077, -110.8895
Buster Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,270 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buster Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Buster Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | ENE 68° | 2,794 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | E 87° | 2,606.6 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | E 88° | 2,561.41 m | 10.5 mi |
| Marshall Peak | E 81° | 2,530 m | 7.2 mi |
| Spencer Peak | E 84° | 2,493 m | 8.6 mi |
| Leopold Point | E 90° | 2,460 m | 11.2 mi |
| Syke Knob | ENE 78° | 2,426 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | ESE 118° | 2,425.64 m | 3.1 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
- 29.8 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 10 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 10 mi
- Windy Point · 10 mi
- Geology Vista · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buster Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Table Tooth: 1.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Kimball: 2.2 mi
- Little Kimball: 2.8 mi
Springs
- Pima Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cargodera Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wooden Trough Spring: 3.6 mi
- Samaniego Spring: 4.0 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Steam Pump Ranch: 3.5 mi
- Catalina Vista Recreation Center: 4.7 mi
- Wildlife Ridge Park: 4.9 mi
- James D. Kriegh Park: 5.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon Park: 5.6 mi
- Tucson Audubon Society: 6.3 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 7.1 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 56
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 1.6 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 5.2 mi
- Artisan Center: 5.2 mi
- Soccer Ball: 5.3 mi
- Baseball: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 54
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 7.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.1 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 7.1 mi
- Streamside Gardens: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 45
- The Window: 2.8 mi
- Geology Wall: 7.1 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 7.2 mi
- Incinerated Ridge: 10.1 mi
- Tall Wall: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Catalina Mountain School: 4.7 mi
- Arizona Heroes Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Catalina Camp: 9.1 mi
- Valley of the Moon: 9.5 mi
- Sun Circle: 10.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 5.9 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 7.1 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 9.8 mi
- H. H. Franklin Auto Museum: 10.2 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Walter's Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 8.8 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 10.0 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 17.3 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Honey Bee Canyon: 5.4 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 10.9 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 10.9 mi
- Alcatraz: 10.9 mi
- Sun Spot: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- American Flag: 15.5 mi
- Redington: 23.2 mi
- Tiger: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:49 | 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.
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 14 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 25 mi
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