Mount Lemmon is situated about 45 miles northeast of downtown Tucson. To reach the byway, take Tanque Verde Road east from Tucson to the Catalina Highway, which becomes Hitchcock Highway at the ...

Tucson might not be a winter wonderland, but we’re only a short drive away from one. As you drive along Catalina Highway, the road up Mount Lemmon, the saguaros will begin to disappear and the ...

Read more: 15 Most Breathtaking Destinations To Swim With Turtles, According To Travelers Timing a ski trip to Mount Lemmon can be tricky, as snowfall in the mountains near Tucson is unpredictable.

The trail is a curated collection of national and state parks, observatories, planetariums, and musuems that offer travelers a deeper connection to the planets and stars up above.

While we get snow in Tucson once in a blue moon, Mount Lemmon, which is about 40 miles away, experiences snow days far more. After a fun day of snowball fights, skiing down mountains and building ...