A Road Trip up Mt. Lemmon Video - Southern Arizona Guide.com | Things to see and do

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It’s a short trip up Mt. Lemmon to the cool Coronado National Forest and the Sky Center beyond. Figure 30 degrees cooler on average. Mt. Lemmon tops out at 9159 ft. It is named after botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon. Watch this video to see the many things to do along the way.

Please see below for More Things to do on Mt. Lemmon and Summerhaven.

Look to the Mountains: A History of Mt. Lemmon

Rose Canyon Lake on the way to Summerhaven and Ski Valley near the summit of Mt. Lemmon.

I found this book on the history of Mt. Lemmon at the Palisades Ranger Station on Mt. Lemmon last summer and have been trying to get time to read it ever since. The complete title is: Look to the Mountains: An in-depth look into the lives and times of the people … Continue reading

Summer on the Mountains; Our Sky Islands. Stay Cool!

Butterfly Trail

School will be out soon, the temperature has hit 100 and it is time to cool off in the Mountains. Northern Arizona has San Francisco Peaks, Central Arizona, the White Mountains. Southern Arizona has our Sky Islands. Here is a sampling of cool places you can visit on our Sky … Continue reading

A Tucson Campground Named For A Federal Prisoner: The Gordon Hirabayashi Story!

Gordon Hirabayashi in 1999.

Few Southern Arizona residents know that we have a winter recreation area named in honor of a federal prisoner. In fact, this recreation area, including a campground beside a stream, is located on the former site of a federal prison camp in the Santa Catalina Mountains a few miles north … Continue reading

The Heavens Through Sky Center’s Telescope

(While 99% of the Guide’s content is either Ms. Karen’s or Jim’s product, occasionally we invite adventurous and talented others to write a guest column. Wendy & Richard Buckley are visiting us from Alberta and we encouraged them to experience the Sky Center’s night program. This is their report.) We … Continue reading

Hiking Aspen #93 and Marshall Gulch on Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon Trails

First published June, 2015. One of the more popular summer hikes on Mt. Lemmon is the loop beginning and ending at the Marshall Gulch Picnic Area at the end of Sabino Canyon Park Road, the narrow paved road that runs through the village of Summerhaven. This loop sports great views … Continue reading

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