Mount Lemmon

Mount Lemmon (O'odham: Babad Doʼag) is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains, located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is 9,157 feet (2,791 m) above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. Mount Lemmon received its English name in honor of botanist Sarah Plummer Lemmon, who trekked to the top of the mountain with Native American guides by mule and foot in 1881.

Read more about Mount Lemmon:  Summerhaven, Mount Lemmon Station Observatory, Windy Point, Catalina Highway, Back Side

Famous quotes containing the words mount and/or lemmon:

    My name shall mount upon Eternitie.
    Michael Drayton (1563–1631)

    It’s hard enough to write a good drama, it’s much harder to write a good comedy, and it’s hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.
    —Jack Lemmon (b. 1925)