2.2 miles away
Tucson Mountains
A range immediately west of Tucson, one of four surrounding the Tucson Basin, with Wasson Peak as its high point.
Gates Pass
A 3,172-foot mountain pass on the crest of the Tucson Mountains, west of Tucson, with overlooks lining the road through it.
- Rank in Arizona
- #315of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 41.3 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Gates Pass is a mountain pass along the crest of the Tucson Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona, at an elevation of 3,172 feet. The road through it approaches from the east as West Anklam Road, which merges with West Speedway Boulevard just east of North Camino De Oeste; west of the pass the road is known as Saguaro Road and continues to Kinney Road, just north of Old Tucson. Overlooks line the road, which is used as a place to watch the sunset.
Where it is
Gates Pass is a natural landmark near Tucson, in Pima County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Gates Pass, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Tucson
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 41.3 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 21.2
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 32.2498, -111.0920
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12