Mount Lemmon

Activity Overview

Mount Lemmon is located at North of Tucson, Arizona and it is the tallest mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountain range. Mount Lemmon is named after Botanist Sara Lemmon who trekked the mountain in 1881. Mount Lemmon has a ski valley on the Northeastern side, the Mount Lemmon highway is a beautiful and scenic highway that is very popular among the tourists. The highway has many picnic spots, scenic overlooks, and camping grounds, as well as hiking trails along side the highway. The highway is also frequently used by the cyclists.

Things to Do

• Mount Lemmon scenic byway is the most popular highway for the tourists in the summer season in Arizona, this high way leads to the Santa Catalina mountain range.
• The highway is a beautiful and scenic drive, it passes through lush landscapes, mountain forests, deep canyons; the biological diversity is amazing to see.
• Visitors can view a variety of trees, shrubs, wild flowers, animals and more from the scenic overlooks on the highway.
• For the adventurer at heart, there are hiking trails leading from the highway into the canyons and ridges of the mountains.
• Families can have picnic at the picnic spots, there are several camping grounds, as well.
• Have a yummy fudge at the Mount Lemmon general store and gift shop, the gift shop is located in Sabino Canyon Parkway.

Mount Lemmon Insider Tips

• You can use an Iphone app, the Mount Lemmon science tour for easy navigation.