Photos: Fall foliage on Mount Lemmon
As temperatures cool down across Southern Arizona, the trees on Mount Lemmon are changing color. Mount Lemmon sees the peak of fall colors mid to late October.
The sun illuminates the orange leaves of a tree on Ski Valley, 10300 Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
Carl and Terri Kaminsky walk across a bridge inside of Summerhaven to take Christmas card photos, North Sabino Canyon Parkway, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
People enjoy the changing leaves on top of Ski Valley, 10300 Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
Trees begin to change colors as the weather temperatures drop across Southern Arizona, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
A group of trees vary in color as the season begins to change to fall in Summerhaven, 10300 Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
A couple enjoys the views of colored trees from the ski lift on Ski Valley, 10300 Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
The leaves change color as the temperature drops across Southern Arizona, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
Trees begin to change colors as the weather temperatures drop across Southern Arizona, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
An yellow and orange tree peeks through a forrest of trees as the temperature drops across Southern Arizona, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
A group of trees vary in color as the season begins to change to fall in Summerhaven, 10300 Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, Ariz., Oct. 31, 2024.
A man snaps a photo of his friend at the Windy Point lookout, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
A cloud of smog hangs over Tucson from the Windy Point lookout, North Gen Hitchcock Highway, Oct. 31, 2024.
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