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 Santa Rita Mountains, viewed looking across Tucson from the Santa Catalina Mountains . |
The Santa Rita Mountains, located about 65 km (40 mi) southeast of Tucson, Arizona, extend 42 km (26 mi) from north to south, then trending southeast. They merge again southeastwards into the Patagonia Mountains, trending northwest by southeast. The highest point in the range, and the highest point in the Tucson area, is Mount Wrightson, with an elevation of 9,453 feet (2,881 m), The range contains Madera Canyon, one of the world's premier birding areas. The Smithsonian Institution's Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located on Mount Hopkins. The range is one of the Madrean sky islands.
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| Friends of Madera Canyon Friends of Madera Canyon www.friendsofmaderacanyon.org - Web |
| Birding hot spots Birding hot spots www.sabo.org/birding/santa.htm - Web |
| Whipple Observatory Whipple Observatory www.cfa.harvard.edu/facilities/flwo/ - Web |
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