Mount Lemmon, Tucson

9,000-foot Sky Island summit forty miles from downtown. Iron Door Restaurant at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley is the only mountain-altitude dining, with chili, cornbread and a stone fireplace.

Mount Lemmon is a 9,000-foot Sky Island summit forty miles from downtown Tucson. The Iron Door Restaurant at Mount Lemmon Ski Valley is the only mountain-altitude dining, serving chili and cornbread beside a stone fireplace. The drive up through five climate zones is the first course.

The full Mount Lemmon food guide is still being researched. In the meantime, see the Tucson food guide for the places we cover, or the neighbourhood index.