Saguaro and Cat Mountain
Tucson Mountains, Arizona
2024
We’re back in the southwest for a while, and spent time in Tucson just before and after the New Year. Cat Mountain, just west of town, has quite a movie history; because it is situated adjacent to the movie sets at Old Tucson, it has appeared in the background of many westerns filmed there since it was first built in 1939. I should probably make a climb to the top one of these days so that whenever I see it one of those old movies filmed there I can say “I’ve been on top of that mountain.”
Getting to the top looks like a serious climb, unless there is a more gradual route on the back side!
There is an easier route not visible from this view, but it’s still a pretty good slog to the top I think.