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Avra Valley Airport is a general aviation airport in Marana, located about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson, and being used for storage of classic propeller-era airliners. The center-(west) of the valley is at Cocoraque Butte, [ 1 ] 32°13′16″N 111°20′31″W / 32.22119°N 111.34205°W / 32.22119; -111.34205 ( Baldy ...
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is located on the west flank of the Tucson Mountains. Much of the range is protected by Saguaro National Park and Tucson Mountain Park, run by Pima County. Old Tucson Studios are located just west of the Tucson Mountains. Tucson Mountain Park was established in April 1929.
The southeast of Arizona, with New Mexico, northwest Chihuahua and northeast Sonora contain insular sky island mountain ranges, (the Madrean Sky Islands), or smaller subranges in association. There are also numerous Sonoran Desert ranges, or Arizona transition zone ranges. Northern and northeast Arizona also has scattered ranges throughout.
Marana is located in the Sonoran Desert and is surrounded by the Tortolita Mountains, the Santa Catalina Mountains, and the Tucson Mountains. It includes the Dove Mountain area. The Tucson Mountains and the western half of Saguaro National Park are located to the south. Phoenix is approximately 90 minutes northwest via Interstate 10.
Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Tucson, Arizona, United States, in Pima County.According to the 2020 census, the population of the town is 47,070, an increase from 29,700 in 2000.
The Tortolita Mountains are a modest mountain range northwest of Tucson, Arizona, USA, at the northern boundaries of Oro Valley and Marana, two suburbs of Tucson.Peak elevation is 4,696 feet (1,431 m). [1]
The Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains or the Catalinas, are north and northeast of Tucson in Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, with the highest average elevation.
Map Apache County: 001: St. Johns: 1879: Yavapai County: The Apache (Ndee) people. Apache is an exonym from Zuni ʔapaču "Navajos" or Yavapai ʔpačə "enemy". 65,036: 11,218 sq mi (29,054 km 2) Cochise County: 003: Bisbee: 1881: Pima County: Cochise (1805-1874), a Chiricahua Apache chief and leader of an 1861 uprising. Cochise is an ...