- Elevation, modelled
- 1,597 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway5.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.5278, -110.7301
Pela Seca Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,597 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the south-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tule Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Pela Seca Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | SSW 210° | 2,794 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | S 173° | 2,606.6 m | 7.8 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | S 171° | 2,561.41 m | 8.0 mi |
| Marshall Peak | SSW 197° | 2,530 m | 7.5 mi |
| Spencer Peak | S 186° | 2,493 m | 7.5 mi |
| Leopold Point | SSE 167° | 2,460 m | 8.4 mi |
| Syke Knob | S 190° | 2,426 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SW 214° | 2,425.64 m | 11.8 mi |
- 5.7 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 9 mi
- Geology Vista · 11 mi
- Windy Point · 11 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Tule Spring: 1.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.3 mi
- American Flag Spring: 1.9 mi
- Upper Stratton Spring: 2.3 mi
- Juanito Spring: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Rice Peak: 1.6 mi
- Apache Peak: 2.1 mi
- Marble Peak: 4.0 mi
- American Flag Hill: 4.0 mi
- Lombar Hill: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Oracle Park: 5.9 mi
- San Manuel Main Street Park: 7.9 mi
- San Manuel Park: 7.9 mi
- General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 46
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 19.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 19.5 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 19.5 mi
- Streamside Gardens: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 40
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 12.5 mi
- Artisan Center: 13.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 17.5 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 17.5 mi
- Bighorn: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Southern Belle Mine: 1.7 mi
- Miner's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Catalina Camp: 3.7 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 570-1: 10.4 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Faul Preservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 8.4 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Oracle Ridge Property: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 18
- Incinerated Ridge: 8.9 mi
- Tall Wall: 8.9 mi
- The Window: 12.8 mi
- Geology Wall: 19.5 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 19.6 mi
Museums: 12
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 7.6 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 17.1 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 19.6 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 20.3 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Seven Catarcts: 11.3 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 13.9 mi
- Seven Falls: 14.0 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 19.4 mi
- Chiva Falls: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Sun Spot: 13.2 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 13.4 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 13.5 mi
- Alcatraz: 13.5 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- American Flag: 3.7 mi
- Tiger: 12.7 mi
- Redington: 15.5 mi
- Copper Creek: 21.3 mi
| 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 | 07:22 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oracle 2 SE, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Saguaro National Park · 23 mi
- Tucson · 25 mi
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