The Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains or the Catalinas, are north and northeast of Tucson, Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain rang
The Santa Catalina Mountains, as seen from Pinal County, covered in snow
The south side of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Pine forest in the Santa Catalina Mountains
View of "sky islands" from the Catalinas
The Madrean Sky Islands are enclaves of Madrean pine–oak woodlands, found at higher elevations in a complex of small mountain ranges in southern and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and
Santa Catalina Mountains
…located in the Coronado National Forest, and also include the Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area. The mountain range is considered a prominent range in the Madrean sky islands, and partially delimits the mountain ranges in the northwest of the sky island region; lower elevation bajadas associated with the Santa Cruz River…
Apache Peak in the Whetstone Mountains, as seen from the Kartchner Caverns State Park
El Jefe in Arizona, 2013.