Mount Lemmon
Mountain in Arizona, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Lemmon, with a summit elevation of 9,159 feet (2,792 m),[1] is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. It is located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. Mount Lemmon was named for botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon, who trekked to the top of the mountain with her husband and E. O. Stratton, a local rancher, by horse and foot in 1881.[4][5] Mount Lemmon is also known as Babad Do'ag, or Frog Mountain[6] to the Tohono O'odham.
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Mount Lemmon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,171 ft (2,795 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 5,157 ft (1,572 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 32°26′35″N 110°47′19″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | Santa Catalina Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Lemmon |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Catalina Highway |
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