May 10 2025
🏔️ Overview Rising abruptly above Tucson and the surrounding Sonoran Desert, the Santa Catalina Mountains are one of the most distinctive mountain ranges in southern Arizona. Commonly called the Catalinas, the range forms the dramatic northern and northeastern skyline of the Tucson metropolitan area and is one of the best-known examples of a Madrean Sky …
Feb 16 2024
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon rises to approximately 9,166 feet in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. It is the highest summit in the range, the highest point in Pima County, and one of the most topographically prominent mountains in the American Southwest. The mountain is especially remarkable because of the extraordinary contrast between …
