Good forOutdoor lovers
At 9,171 ft the highest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains and a classic 'sky island' -- driving the Catalina/Sky Island Scenic Byway from Sonoran desert floor to a fir-forested summit passes through ecological zones equivalent to a drive from Mexico to Canada; home to the southernmost ski area in the continental US.
Quick facts
- ·Mount Lemmon Highway / Sky Island Parkway is a National Scenic Byway. Mount Lemmon Ski Valley = southernmost ski destination in continental US, ~180 in snow/yr. Summit coords 32.4434/-110.7881 (typo-guard: ~25 mi NE & high above Tucson center -- do NOT fall back to city center). Named for botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon, first recorded woman to summit (1881). K-10: 4+ facts. Confirm Sara Lemmon naming at brief stage.
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