1Score 51.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Santa Catalina Mountains
The range north of Tucson, rising to 9,157 feet at Mount Lemmon and climbed by the 27-mile Catalina Highway.
Santa Catalina Mountains Attractions
The 7 attractions in this database associated with Santa Catalina Mountains, ranked by the site's overall score.
7 attractions
- 2Score 46.3 out of 100
Canyon
Sabino Canyon
A canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, with waterfalls along Sabino Creek and trails through the desert. - 3Score 40.8 out of 100
Observatory
Mount Lemmon Observatory
A University of Arizona observatory on Mount Lemmon, 28 kilometres north-east of Tucson in the Coronado National Forest. - 4Score 40.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Tortolita Mountains
A mountain range north-west of Tucson rising to 4,696 feet, largely protected within Tortolita Mountain Park since 1986. - 5Score 40.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Mount Bigelow
A peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, home to Catalina Station and the University of Arizona's 61-inch Kuiper Telescope. - 6Score 38.0 out of 100
Landmark
Mount Lemmon Ski Valley
The southernmost ski area in the continental United States, on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson at 9,157 feet. - 7Score 31.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area
A 56,430-acre Coronado National Forest wilderness north of Tucson, created to protect Pusch Ridge's declining desert bighorn sheep.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Santa Catalina Mountains 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 Santa Catalina Mountains
The closest attractions outside Santa Catalina Mountains, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Tohono Chul Park — 3.3 miles away, Tucson
- DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun — 4.1 miles away, Tucson
- Fort Lowell Museum — 4.6 miles away, Tucson
- San Pedro Chapel — 4.8 miles away, Tucson
- Catalina State Park — 4.9 miles away, Tucson
- Funtasticks Family Fun Park — 6.1 miles away, Tucson
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