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Visiting Mount Lemmon & Summerhaven

Enjoy the day on Mt. Lemmon at the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson, Arizona.

The main highway to Mt. Lemmon leads to Ski Valley and the village of Summerhaven.

Weather conditions can change quickly. When it is raining in the Tucson basin, there is a good chance that the Santa Catalina Mountains are getting soaked. Check today's Mt. Lemmon weather and road conditions.

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Biking Mt. Lemmon

The Bike Mt. Lemmon website provides information and maps on Mountain Bike Trails, group rides, and tips on how to safely bike Mt. Lemmon. Bike up the mountain through 5 eco-zones, 26 miles, and 8,000 feet.

Free Interactive Bike Maps of Tucson and the Santa Catalina Mountains, courtesy of the Arizona Bicycle Association and Friends of The Oro Valley/Tucson Loop.

Tucson Bike Rentals, Arizona leading bike rental and tours company, offers rental e-bikes, road, mountain, gravel, tandem, kids, and long term bike rentals. Provides rental for the Tucson Loop and for Mount Lemmon. Daily and weekly bike rentals. Book online and choose from a variety of bicycles. Call 520-260-8293.

The Santa Catalina Mountains

• Santa Catalinas Sky Island
• Naming the Catalinas
• Cañada del Oro Petroglyphs
• La Ventaña- the Window
• Peppersauce Canyon, A Spicy Mystery

Legends & History of the Catalinas

• How the Legends Circulated
• Iron Door Mine & Legends
• Early Spanish Gold Search: Coronado
• Kino and the Hunt for Gold
• The Lost Escalante Mine
• Harold Bell Wright and Mine With The Iron Door

The Lost City & Mission of the Catalinas

• The “Mission of Ciru"
• Nine Mile City
• Lost Santa Catalina Mission
• Lost City at Mt. Lemmon

Tucson Gold Rush of the 1880s

• Tucson Arizona Gold Rush
• The Cañada del Oro- Canyon of Gold
• Minerals from the Canyon of Gold
• Discovering the Canyon of Gold
• 1843: Discovery Of Gold in the Canyon
• The founding of Oracle, Arizona
• Old Hat Mining District
• Gold at Campo Bonito
• Buffalo Bill Cody At Campo Bonito
• 1881: Southern Belle Gold Mine
• 1887: Drachman’s “Chunks of Gold”

Books about Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Mountains

"Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains" Unraveling the Legends and the History, by Robert E. Zucker (author); covers the legends of lost mines, lost cities and a lost mission in the Santa Catalina Mountains that have been passed down by word of mouth for generations. The most famous legend, the Iron Door Mine, helped launch the early American hunt for gold in the 1850s and attracted Buffalo Bill Cody to invest in mining near Oracle. Download a free PDF sample and read more about the legends and history behind them.

"Look to the Mountains" An in-depth look into the lives and Times of the People Who Shaped the History of the Catalina Mountains, by Suzanne Henset (author).

From Amazon.com: "Squeezing the Lemmon II... More Juice Than Ever: A Rock Climber's Guide to the Mt. Lemmon Highway, Tucson, Arizona" Eric Fazio-Rhicard, Author. Climb Mt. Lemmon with one of the more popular hiking books about the Catalina Mountains. Includes maps, photos, route topos and descriptions, and general area information most climbers find handy. 324 pages.

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