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.
Attractions in Graham County
The 11 attractions in this database located in Graham County, Arizona.
11 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 44.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Gila Valley
The multi-sectioned valley of the Gila River, running west across Arizona from New Mexico to the Colorado River. - 5Score 39.9 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Galiuro Mountains
A rugged sky island range in south-eastern Arizona, taking in the Galiuro and Aravaipa Canyon wilderness areas. - 6Score 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. - 7Score 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. - 8Score 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. - 9Score 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. - 10Score 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. - 11Score 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.