As temperatures start climbing into the triple digits, people in Tucson generally head for one of three places:
- Indoors
- To the lakes
- To the mountains
One of the beautiful things about living in Tucson is that all three are close by! (Okay, so indoors is always close by - whaddya want, its MY blog)
There are great getaways on the water within a short drive of 2 hours or so...and Mount Lemmon is even closer. In fact, you've seen it countless times - its the backdrop for most of the scenic photos you've seen of Tucson. Right in our own backyard is Coronado National Forest...with a 9,000 foot mountain! Ski Valley is the southernmost ski area in the United States.
For generations, Tucsonans have enjoyed cabins and summer homes on Mount Lemmon. Close enough to make it simple & easy - but worlds away as you breathe in the pine-scented air. Summerhaven is the community up in the forest, with shopping & dining venues at your disposal.
People have built a variety of cabins to take advantage of the cool offerings of Mount Lemmon, winter or summer.
Most of the homes are newer, since the fires of 2003 burned a good number of Summerhaven homes. Rebuilding the homes and businesses on Mount Lemmon has proceeded at a good clip since it is such a popular area.
Take a look at the variety of homes available on Mount Lemmon - see what you can buy in today's Tucson real estate market:
To find your own Summerhaven home on Mount Lemmon - give me a call. I'm TucsonKent - your Tucson real estate agent who won't "snow" you - even on Mt. Lemmon!
Specializing in Buyer & Seller Representation in the Tucson, Arizona real estate market.
All original material written by Kent Simpson unless attributed to source.©2011, 2010, 2009,2008,2007
"Never forget - Real Estate Is About People"
In the three digits? Oh My Word...I can't even imagine :-)
Well Liz - I guess you'll have to compare our three digits of temperature to your three digits of rainfall! LOL
GOOD MORNING KENT! Nice info about Mt. Lemmon! Having a cabin home up there I can attest to the fact that it is a wonderful retreat from the heat! Pima County has also done a fabulous job widening the roads all the way up to Summerhaven making several passable areas as well as leaving sufficient room for cyclists to climb the hill! -- Gabrielle
Kent - I had not heard of Mount Lemmon before, but what a beautiful place to live or visit. Especially when the temperature rises . . . beautiful homes.
Gabrielle - I have a feeling we'll become great friends this summer! ;-)
Sharon - come on over, we'll kidnap Gabrielle & have a fiesta in the mountains.