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Photos: A trip up Mount Lemmon
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Photos: A trip up Mount Lemmon

  • Susan Barnett
  • Jul 1, 2022
  • Jul 1, 2022 Updated Jun 13, 2023

Just about 30 miles northeast of Tucson, Mount Lemmon provides a summertime getaway from Tucson's 100-degree heat.

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

The mountain view on the drive up Catalina Highway to Summerhaven on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A sign identifying a cholla next to a cholla on a trail on June 27, 2022. Similar signs identifying other plants can be found nearby.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is painted onto the mountain's rock at Windy Peak Vista on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A couple embrace on a cliffside at Windy Point Vista on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A tree stands despite a trunk damaged by fire near the top of Mount Lemmon on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Rows of fudge line the counter at the Mount Lemmon General Store on June 27, 2022. Flavors range from a classic fudge to butter pecan and raspberry chocolate. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Water droplets roll down a fluffy leave at the Gordon Hirabayashi Recreational Site on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A dog drinks water from a naturally formed waterbowl near Windy Peak Vista on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Remnants of a basement room at the Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site on June 27, 2022. The campsite is a former prison camp where inmates lived while building the roads on Mount Lemmon. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Another mountainside view at a pull-out curb on Catalina Highway on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Onlookers point at a view from a steep drop off near Windy Point Vista on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

The beginning of a hiking trailhead off the Catalina Highway on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A rock formation resembles a face by the Catalina Highway on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

A fork in the road with an entrance to the Mount Lemmon Ski Valley and Summerhaven on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Skis and skiboards in storage near the slopes at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley on June 27, 2022.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Thimble Peak, as seen from Windy Point Vista, on Monday, June 27.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Cabins in the center of town are available to rent in Summerhaven at Mt. Lemmon Hotel on June 27, 2022. More tiny houses are being constructed.

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

The view under a tree at Windy Point Vista on June 27, 2022. 

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A trip up Mount Lemmon

A trip up Mount Lemmon

Water forms in a natural bowl made in the rock where water forms at Windy Point Vista on June 27, 2022.

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