🏔️ Santa Rita Mountains

United States · Americas · 31.72°N, 110.88°W

The Santa Rita Mountains, located about 40 miles (60 km) southeast of Tucson, Arizona, extend 26 miles (42 km) 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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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	31.72°N, 110.88°W · view on map

Santa Rita Mountains is located in United States, in Americas.

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