1Score 46.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
The smallest designated wilderness in Arizona, 2,065 acres around Baboquivari Peak, a technical summit sacred to the Tohono O'odham.
Altar Valley Attractions
The 4 attractions in this database associated with Altar Valley, ranked by the site's overall score.
4 attractions
- 2Score 38.3 out of 100
Observatory
McMath–Pierce Solar Telescope
A 1.6-metre solar telescope of 1962 at Kitt Peak, once the largest solar telescope and the largest unobstructed-aperture optical telescope in the world. - 3Score 38.3 out of 100
Observatory
Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
A four-metre reflector at Kitt Peak, second-largest in the world at first light in 1973 and now host to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. - 4Score 37.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
A 117,107-acre US Fish and Wildlife Service refuge in Pima County, created for the reintroduction of masked bobwhite quail and pronghorn.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Altar Valley still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. None of these publish an official visitor count, so they are ranked on public interest and tourism significance. Each page says so.
Near Altar Valley
The closest attractions outside Altar Valley, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Kitt Peak National Observatory — 0.1 miles away, Tucson
- Ruby — 18 miles away, Tubac
- Agua Linda Farm — 24 miles away, Tubac
- Tubac Center for the Arts — 24 miles away, Tubac
- Tubac Presidio State Historic Park — 24 miles away, Tubac
- Tumacácori National Historical Park — 24 miles away, Tubac
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