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Pinaleño Mountains
A Madrean sky island range near Safford with over 7,000 feet of relief, rising to Mount Graham at 10,720 feet.
Mount Graham
A 10,720-foot peak north-east of Tucson, the highest in the Pinaleño Mountains and the southernmost land above 10,000 feet in the country.
- Rank in Arizona
- #45of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 56.4 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Mount Graham is a mountain in Graham County, Arizona, approximately 70 miles north-east of Tucson, called Dził Nchaa Sí'an, or 'Big Seated Mountain', in Western Apache. It reaches 10,720 feet, the highest elevation in Graham County, in the Coronado National Forest and in the Pinaleño Mountains, and is the southernmost land above 10,000 feet in the continental United States. Because the name Mount Graham is often used locally for the whole range, the peak itself is frequently referred to as High Peak. It ranks twentieth among the 57 ultra-prominent peaks of the lower 48 states, and first of the five in Arizona.
Where it is
Mount Graham is a natural landmark near Safford, in Graham 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 Mount Graham, 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.
More photographs
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Nearby attractions
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Large Binocular Telescope
An optical telescope on Mount Graham whose paired 8.4-metre mirrors give it the light-gathering power of an 11.8-metre instrument.
1.2 miles away
Submillimeter Telescope
A 10-metre submillimetre radio telescope on Mount Graham, completed in 1993 and part of the Mount Graham International Observatory.9.7 miles away
Dankworth Pond State Park
A subunit of Roper Lake State Park near Safford with fishing and birdwatching, and a recreated Paleo-Indian village on an interpretive trail.
10 miles away
Roper Lake State Park
An Arizona state park around a 32-acre lake five miles south of Safford, below the Pinaleño Mountains.
11 miles away
Mount Graham International Observatory
A University of Arizona observatory in the Pinaleño Mountains, site of the Large Binocular Telescope and contested since construction began in 1989.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Safford
- County
- Graham County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 56.4 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 54.4
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 32.7017, -109.8714
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12