b'IN 1881, A DARK-HAIRED, WHITE WOMAN BY THE NAME OF SARA ALLEN PLUMMER LEMMON dared to climb the mountain during a time when tensions were high in the West between gunslingers, the US Calvary, and local American Indian tribes. Her husband, John Gill Lemmon, was a self-educated botanist, and the two came to Tucson with the ambitious task of cataloging the plants of Southern Arizona. When they made it to Mt. Lemmons summit, they christened it after Mrs. Lemmon to commemorate her being the first white woman to have climbed it.The Summerhaven subdivision of Mount Lemmon iscamping, fishing, birding, sledding, snowshoeing, and a community approximately 29 miles north of Tucsonrock climbing, making the area an attractive recreation in the center of the Santa Catalina Mountains at anand getaway location less than one hour from Tucson.elevation of 8000. The whole Santa Catalina mountain range is mistakenly called Mount Lemmon. The peak ofThere are approximately 450 acres of privately owned Mt. Lemmon is more of a knoll, located adjacent to theland on Mount Lemmon, surrounded by the Coronado University of Arizona Stewart Observatories. The averageNational Forest. Summerhaven, the largest subdivision, temperature on Mount Lemmon is approximately 30was subdivided in the 1920s. The lots in this subdivision degrees cooler than that of Tucson which makes Mountare small, typically averaging between 5,000 and 6,500 Lemmon quite popular during the summer months.square feet. The subdivision of Loma Sabino Pines was Mount Lemmon Ski Valley normally provides skiingcreated by a land swap with the US Forest Service back and snowboarding from late December into Marchin the 1980s. The lots in this subdivision average 16,000 or April.In addition, there are several recreationalsquare feet, giving the area a more open feeling. There are amenities offered on the mountain, including hiking,also approximately 130 cabins on land leased from the US Forest Service under 20-year permits.States and has over 20 runs including eight that The Santa Catalinas are now heavily visited with anare Black Diamond. All tickets are sold at the resort and average use exceeding a million visitors per year. Mt.not online. For tickets only, you must show equipment Lemmon and Sabino Canyon are Tucsons second mostat the gate before being allowed entry. 10300 Ski Run popular tourist attractions. Weekend days with fresh snowRoad.520-576-1321. Road Conditions520-547-7510. on the ground are always a challenge. At times the Mt.SkiTheLemmon.com Lemmon Highway is closed to traffic due to too many cars on the highway and lack of facilities to accommodateIf they are not skiing at Ski Valley, the Sky Ride is open. these large numbers of people and cars. They have a 30-minute ride that will take you up the slopes surrounded by beautiful scenery and gorgeous WHAT TO DO trees, all the way to the top. Hop off - go for a hike or just r e g a H h t u R When snow is on the ground, you can head up to thetake in the view - then ride back down.8,000-foot elevation for skiing, snowboarding, sledding,The University of Arizona Mount Lemmon and snowshoeing at Ski Valley. Ski Valley boasts the titleSkyCenter observatory houses the USs largest of the southernmost ski resort in the continental Uniteddedicated public telescopes and hosts year-round nightly 24 November 2021'