Thompson Arboretum
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest botanical garden in the state of Arizona. It is one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Menard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
October—April: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
May—September: 6:00 AM—3:00 PM - Type: Garden
- Description: botanical garden
- Also known as: “Boyce Thompson Arboretum” and “Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park”
- Address: 37615 East Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ 85173
Places of Interest
Highlights include Picketpost Mountain and Superior Municipal Airport.
Picketpost Mountain
Peak
Picketpost Mountain is located just outside the town of Superior, Arizona approximately 40 miles east of the Phoenix Metro Area. The summit stands at an elevation of 4,375 feet above sea level, with a prominence 2000 feet above its base.
Superior Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Superior Municipal Airport is a public use non-towered airport, 2.3 miles southwest of the central business district of the city of Superior in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Superior Municipal Airport is situated 1½ miles east of Thompson Arboretum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Superior and Reymert.
Superior
Village
Photo: ArizonaLincoln, Public domain.
Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States, and is the oldest town in the county. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,407. Superior is situated 3½ miles east of Thompson Arboretum.
Reymert
Hamlet
Photo: Kevin Dooley, CC BY 2.0.
Reymert is a ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Reymert was originally established around a post office that began operation on June 6, 1890. Reymert is situated 4½ miles southwest of Thompson Arboretum.
Thompson Arboretum
- Categories: botanical garden, arboretum, Arizona state park, and recreation area
- Location: Pinal County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.27872° or 33° 16′ 43″ northLongitude
-111.15633° or 111° 9′ 23″ westElevation
2,431 feet (741 metres)Operator
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, Inc.Open location code
855C7RHV+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 983726915OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenGeoNames ID
5317303Wikidata ID
Q895891
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Thompson Arboretum” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thompson Arboretum”
- German: “Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park”
- Spanish: “Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park”
- Spanish: “Parque Estatal del Arboreto de Boyce Thompson”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thompson Arboretum”. Photo: John Menard, CC BY-SA 2.0.