3.8 miles away
Santa Rita Mountains
A Madrean sky island range south-east of Tucson, rising to 9,453 feet at Mount Wrightson and containing Madera Canyon.
Madera Canyon
A canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south-east of Tucson, within the Coronado National Forest and known for its migrating birds.
- Rank in Arizona
- #252of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 44.1 out of 100medium confidence
- Most looked up
- Marchby Wikipedia readers
- Category
- Canyon
Madera Canyon is a canyon in the north-western face of the Santa Rita Mountains, twenty-five miles south-east of Tucson, Arizona. It forms part of the Coronado National Forest and holds campsites, picnic areas and several miles of hiking trails. Migrating birds rest in the canyon, and it is known for birdwatching. It was originally named White House Canyon, after a prominent white adobe house built there in the late 19th century, and was renamed in the early 1900s, though some residents still use the older name.
Where it is
Madera Canyon is a canyon near Madera Canyon, in Pima County. It is one of the canyons in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Madera Canyon, 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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The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's largest field station, on the summit of Mount Hopkins near Amado.
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VERITAS
A ground-based gamma-ray observatory of four 12-metre reflectors at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, completed in 2007.
6.3 miles away
Mount Wrightson
A 9,456-foot peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, named for the miner William Wrightson.8.3 miles away
Agua Linda Farm
A privately owned farm near Tubac that opens to the public for seasonal events such as a Garlic and Onion Festival.10 miles away
Onyx Cave
A half-mile solutional cave in Permian limestone in the Santa Rita Mountains, designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Canyon
- Destination
- Madera Canyon
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 44.1 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 25.1
- Significance score
- 60.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 31.7406, -110.9418
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12