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Located south of Tucson in Pima County, Arizona, the 52,000 acre Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER) was founded in 1903 and administered by the United States Forest Service until 1987, when the University of Arizona College of Agriculture took over administration of the site. The mission at the SRER is "to advance research and education on ...
The first known US map to list the town came in 1879, by the US Department of Interior, calling the town "Saurita". [8] The Saurita town name would continue to be found on successive maps of 1880 [9] and 1890. [10] Finally, a 1925 map of "Auto Trails" (e.g. roadways) of Arizona and New Mexico lists "Continental" instead of Sahuarita.
The source of Pima Creek is located below the Pima Saddle, which is at an elevation of 6,350 feet (1,935 m). The distance from the Pima Canyon Trailhead to the Pima Saddle is about 5 miles (8.0 km). [note 1] The creek flows intermittently throughout the year, usually after substantial rain or snow melt in the Santa Catalina Mountains. [1]
Corona de Tucson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 9,240 at the 2020 census , an increase of 1036% from the 2000 population of 813. Geography
Feeding into the Santa Cruz River Park's east-bank trail three miles north of its southernmost trailhead, at the edge of the City of South Tucson, is the Julian Wash Greenway, which runs to the southeast, paralleling the Interstate 10 to Rita Ranch on the city's southeast side. [7] Completed in 2014, the park has 16.1 miles of paved trails. [2]
View north from trail below the "Ladder Route" – the final ascent to Baboquivari Peak with Native Observing. This mountain is regarded by the O'odham nation as the navel of the world – a place where the earth opened and the people emerged after the great flood. Baboquivari Peak is also sometimes referred to as I'Itoi Mountain.
Avra Valley (O'odham: Ko:jĭ Pi Bak) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 6,050 at the 2010 census , up from 5,038 in 2000. Geography
ZIP code: 85624. Area code: 520: FIPS code: 04-53490: GNIS feature ID: 32726 [1] Website: ... Most of the soils are calcareous silty clay loams (Pima series), with ...