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Saguaro National Park is a national park of the United States in southeastern Arizona. The 92,000-acre (37,000 ha) park consists of two separate areas—the Tucson Mountain District (TMD), about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tucson , and the Rincon Mountain District (RMD), about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city.
South of the Rincon Mountains, beyond Rincon Valley is the Cienega Creek and Interstate 10. Most of the Rincon Mountains are within Saguaro National Park , or in the Rincon Mountain Wilderness, 32°14′50″N 110°28′02″W / 32.24722°N 110.46722°W / 32.24722; -110.46722 , of the Coronado National Forest
The park is divided into east and west districts, which bookend Tucson. Tucson International is the closest airport. “My favorite is the west district, just because I love seeing the saguaro.
The Manning Cabin was the first vacation cabin built in what is now Saguaro National Park. The log structure was built by Levi H. Manning , Surveyor General of the Arizona Territory and later mayor of Tucson , in 1905.
Rincon Peak is located in the Rincon Mountains, 25 miles (40 km) east-southeast of Tucson in Saguaro National Park. It ranks as the second-highest peak within the park, second-highest in the range, and fourth-highest in the county. [1] [2] The nearest higher neighbor is Mica Mountain 6.84 miles (11 km) to the north. [4]
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