1Score 56.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
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.
Safford Attractions
The 10 attractions in this database associated with Safford, ranked by the site's overall score.
10 attractions
- 2Score 55.3 out of 100
Observatory
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. - 3Score 48.6 out of 100
Observatory
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. - 4Score 39.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Point of Pines Sites
Archaeological sites on the San Carlos Apache Reservation where a 1946-60 field school found Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon and Hohokam evidence. - 5Score 37.8 out of 100
Landmark
Pinaleño Mountains
A Madrean sky island range near Safford with over 7,000 feet of relief, rising to Mount Graham at 10,720 feet. - 6Score 37.5 out of 100
Observatory
Submillimeter Telescope
A 10-metre submillimetre radio telescope on Mount Graham, completed in 1993 and part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. - 7Score 35.7 out of 100
State Park
Roper Lake State Park
An Arizona state park around a 32-acre lake five miles south of Safford, below the Pinaleño Mountains. - 8Score 27.3 out of 100
State Park
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. - 9Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Black Hills Rockhound Area
A BLM-managed rockhounding site near Safford where fire agate is the most common and most valuable gemstone found. - 10Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Sanchez CCC Camp
Sanchez CCC Camp, near Safford, Arizona, preserves several buildings of a Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps camp, managed by the BLM.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Safford still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. 1 of these publish an official visitor count, together recording 71,481 visits in their most recent reported year.
Near Safford
The closest attractions outside Safford, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Mares Bluff — 10 miles away, Morenci
- Greenlee Historical Museum — 11 miles away, Morenci
- Morenci Mine Overlook — 13 miles away, Morenci
- Sierra Bonita Ranch — 16 miles away, Willcox
- Sulphur Springs Valley — 16 miles away, Willcox
- Apple Annie's Orchards — 24 miles away, Willcox
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