Parking at the complex is very limited. The parking is limited to 1 vehicle per cabin. Additional parking can be found along Sabino Canyon Parkway.
Any illegally parked vehicles are subject to towing: applicable fines/towing fees are the sole responsibility of the vehicle owner.

Check-out instructions:

Check-out time at 10AM. Late check-out time may be available upon request , contact Mt. Lemmon Hotel for
- Failure to check-out on time will be subjected to additional fees.
Stays during the months of April-October please turn off all lights, the AC/Heat and Fireplace.
Stays during the months of November-March please turn off all lights & fireplace and please set the heat to 60 degree fahrenheit.
Please put any dirty towels on the floor in the bathroom.
Please put dirty dishes in the sink.
Please leave trash in the cabin. Anything in excess, pizza boxes or large containers, please take with you after checkout.
Please pick up any animal waste in the yard if staying in a pet friendly cabin.
Close and lock all windows and doors:

Hotel Policies

This is a Non-Smoking building, including the patio area. Violators will incur additional fees.
Maximum occupancy is limited to 4 guests with the exception to Cabins 4, 11 and 12, that have a maximum of 5 guests. The Family Bear cabin can have put to 8 people only. This is strictly enforced by Mt. Lemmon Hotel. Violations of any part of the rental agreement will result in additional fines and immediate eviction. The hotel is monitored by security that walks through the complex nightly and webcams.
Minimum rental age is 18 years old. Primary adult occupant (18 years and older) acknowledges that they are legally responsible for compliance by all occupants and guests of this short-term rental unit as outlined in the rental agreement.
People other than those in the guest party as originally agreed upon, may not stay overnight on the property. Any other person in/on the property is the sole responsibility of the primary guest.
No pets are allowed on or around the premises unless you are in a pet friendly cabin and a pet fee has been paid. There will be no exceptions.
Noise Restrictions: Avoid creating “loud or unreasonable noise” between 10 p.m. – 8 a.m.
- No parties or loud music allowed. Please respect your neighbors.
Daily maid service is not provided.
The mountain does not have public trash service, our cleaners will haul “normal” amounts of trash down the mountain after checkout. Anything in excess(ie large boxes, oversized items), we ask guests to take down themselves. If you are staying for multiple nights, we can ask our cleaners to pick up trash upon request by 9am for same day service Sunday-Thursday.
Parents have full & sole responsibility to monitor & safeguard children.
Keep the property and all furnishings in good order. An inventory of items will be taken after checkout to make sure everything is in good working order and no items are missing.
Only use appliances for their intended uses.
If temporary repair is required, you agree to permit access to the cabin for repairs upon notification. We shall not be liable to you for damages; no refund will be given in case of temporary failure.
Lemmon Hotel shall not accept liability for any inconvenience arising from: stoppage in supply of water, gas, electricity, or plumbing, weather conditions, natural disasters, changes in policy (rules & regulations) by Pima County, or reasons beyond control.
Mess requiring excessive cleaning; excessive utility usage (i.e. AC on with an empty cabin), smoking in cabin or other cost incurred to Mt. Lemmon Hotel due to guest’s stay, primary occupant will be billed accordingly.
Lemmon Hotel is not responsible for accidents, injuries, or illness that occurs while on the premises or its facilities. Mt. Lemmon Hotel is not responsible for the loss of personal belongings or valuables of the guest. Items left in the cabins will be placed in the shed for 60 days before being donated.

By accepting the reservation, it is agreed that all guests are expressly assuming the risk of any harm arising from their use of the premises or others whom they invite to use the premises.

Helpful Contacts

Mt. Lemmon Hotel (text)- (520)-277-2478

Email: customerservice@mtlemmonhotel.com

Mt. Lemmon Sheriff – 911

Mt. Lemmon Fire Department – 911

US Forest Service/Hotline – (520) 749-8700

United States Post Office – (520) 576-1427

Pima County Road Hotline – (520) 351-3351

WIFI, TV and Direct TV Instructions

SSID: Cabin (#) Guest WiFi

Password can be found on the router (white box on wall to the left of the TV)

To watch Direct TV

1st: Use the Roku remote and push the red power button to turn the TV on.

2nd: Use the right arrow (purple button) to scroll over to select satellite tv/cable tv/direct tv or HDMI 1 on the screen, click ok.

After following these steps, the Roku remote is only good for Power and Volume only

Volume is on the side of the Roku remote

3rd: Use the Direct TV remote and push the guide button. You are now able to select your desired channels/shows.

Netflix, Disney and other Apps are NOT Available

Troubleshooting

Wall AC/Heat—in the winter, please allow 15-20 mins for the heat to fully warm up

Samsung (Cabins 1-10)

From the wall thermostat:

Push the power button twice. The first option will be highlighted and push “OK” to see different options and use the up/down arrows to highlight desired settings. Once your setting is highlighted, select “OK”
Once you are back on the main screen, you can use the up/down arrows to adjust the temperature.

From the remote:

Push power to turn on, push “Mode” to change the different options(i.e. heat, cool) and use the +/- Temp to adjust the temperature

Mitsubishi (Cabins 11-15)

From the wall thermostat:

Push “Mode” and highlight heat or cool, push +/- to adjust temperature.

From the remote

Press the “OFF/ON” button, slide the bottom cover down, click “Mode” twice for cool (snowflake) or 4 times for heat(sun), adjust temperature with “too warm”(decrease) or “too cool”(increase).

Front door lock not working with code

Please completely push the door shut and push the check mark button to lock the door. Now you can try your 4-digit code again and push the check mark button to unlock the door. Make sure the bolt can extend fully allowing proper locking and unlocking.

TV

Please go to page 8–Step by step instructions are posted on the wall by the TV

Fireplace

Stone fireplace

Temperature Setting/Power/Adjust flame/Timer/Increase or Decrease Temp

Wood Fireplace

Control Buttons (left to right): Safety lock/Heater mode/Timer/Increase or Decrease Temp/Flame Brightness/Power

Trash

There is no public trash service on the mountain. Our cleaners will take trash down the mountain after your stay. Anything in excess, we ask you to please take it with you after checking out. If you are staying 3 or more days, please message us by 9am for same day service for trash pick up.

Part of the cabins electricity is out

If you think you tripped the breaker, please follow step by step. There are two places to check.
- First there is a GFCI next to the sink. If there is a yellow light on, you need to reset it.
- If there is not a yellow light on, you will walk outside and you will go on the side of the cabin along the sidewalk. There is a small metal box, you will lift up the tab on the bottom to open the door. You will want to look closely and make sure all of the switches are flipped to on. There will be one that isn’t and just needs to be flipped over.

Our Favorite Trails- Green Mountain Trail

Green Mountain Trail is a 7.9 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Mount Lemmon, Arizona that features beautiful wildflowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. The upper end of the Green Mountain trail begins at a trailhead just below San Pedro Vista. The lower end is located just below General Hitchcock Campground. From the upper trailhead, good views start as soon as you step out of your car here where the Galiuro Mountains, Mount Graham and the wide San Pedro River Valley are framed by the pines and firs that cling to the slope below the overlook. Good views continue for sometime as the trail bends around an exposed point.

Our Favorite Trails- Marshall Gulch Trail

Marshall Gulch Trail is a 3.4 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Mount Lemmon, Arizona that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and bird watching. The loop formed by these two trails is one of the most heavily used upper elevation routes into the Pusch Ridge Wilderness. This moderate hike leads through an area of diverse habitats that include excellent examples of Canadian Zone riparian areas and ponderosa pine forests. If you’re a bit of an amateur naturalist, you might want to bring a guide to Arizona’s trees as well. You’ll see quite a few different species along this trail which changes aspect and life zones as it loops around a false summit of Marshall Peak. You’ll find aspens here, of course, but you’ll also pass by Douglas-fir and white fir, gambel and silverleaf oak, madrone and more.

Our Favorite Trails- Mount Lemmon Lookout Trail

Mount Lemmon Lookout Trail is a 4.6 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Mount Lemmon, Arizona that features a great forest setting and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Expansive views, lots of connecting trails and access to the western portion of the Wilderness of Rock with its immense boulders and picturesque formations characterize this high-country trail. The Mt. Lemmon trail starts out near the summit of the 9,157 foot peak for which it is named, at a parking area about a mile past Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley near the end of Observatory Road. After following an access road along a buried powerline, it strikes off on a more backcountry course down one of the most prominent ridges that fan out from the mountaintop. Views are big here, encompassing the Wilderness of Rock to the southeast, Romero Canyon to the west and north, and most dramatic of all, Pusch Ridge to the west, stair stepping its sawtooth course toward Tucson.

History of Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon, tallest peak in the Santa Catalina Sky Island, has a unique history. Few people realize what a special place Mt. Lemmon is, aside from the allure of a cool summer escape. From ancient paleo-Indians 4,000 years ago, to the complex Hohokam culture a thousand years ago, to the Spaniards of the 1542 Coronado Expedition, to the Apaches and 19th century Mexican and Anglo-American pioneers of Arizona’s Territorial Period, to the residents of a 21st century metropolis, Mt. Lemmon (9,159′) and the Catalina Mountains on Tucson’s northern periphery have been exploited and enjoyed by many peoples seeking woodland resources and a respite from the scorching desert floor.

Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon never got the credit she deserved for the decades of research she conducted with her botanist husband, but she did receive the ultimate recognition for her work in Southern Arizona. In the early 1880s a mountain was named in her honor.

Sara was an equal partner in collecting and researching plant specimens, yet in the scientific papers and articles published by her husband, credit is given to “J.G. Lemmon & Wife.”

“We will perhaps never know how much of the Lemmons’ joint work was her doing, but we might suspect that it was considerable,” wrote Frank S. Crosswhite in a 1979 article for the University of Arizona-produced journal Desert Plants.

Sara Plummer was born in Maine. Most accounts give 1840 as the year of her birth, however, the marker on her Northern California grave indicates she was born four years earlier. She attended college in Massachusetts before taking a job teaching art in New York. However, a bout of pneumonia during a New York winter prompted her to move to seek out a more temperate climate on the West Coast. Plummer, an accomplished artist and a published writer, was considered “one of the first ‘intellectuals’ to come to Santa Barbara,” according to newspaper accounts.

Her vigor restored by the warm ocean breezes, Plummer took long walks on the beach, in the foothills and up mountain slopes where her interest in plants was cultivated.

Plummer started the first library in the seaside town. She charged readers 10 cents to check out books and sold art supplies and knick knacks to make money.

She met John Gill Lemmon in 1874 when the noted botanist came to town for a speaking engagement. Lemmon, who preferred to go by his initials, J.G., was born in Michigan in 1832. After attending Michigan State, he became superintendent of county schools. However, his enlistment in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry in 1862 changed the course of his life. Lemmon never fully recovered from his capture by Confederate soldiers and his 15-month incarceration in a notorious Georgia prison. He emerged “an emaciated feeble survivor of Andersonville atrocities and after a year of liberal diet weighed finally a whole 90 pounds.”

Lemmon convalesced at his brother’s home in Sierraville, Calif. As he regained his strength and began roaming the desert, the war vet became interested in plants he had never before seen.

Six years after their first meeting, J.G. and Sara wed. It was at Sara’s urging that the couple embarked on an extended honeymoon to Southern Arizona. They called it their “botanical wedding trip.”

The intrepid Lemmons set out on their own, camping in a rustic “stick and mud cabin” at the base of the Catalinas before upgrading to a cave. According to a 1905 article in the Tucson Citizen: “Mrs. Lemmon … was not alarmed in the least at the prospect of danger. She rather invited it. She was fond of adventure and in the 25 years during which she and her husband have explored the slope mountains they have had their share of excitement.”

The couple approached the Catalinas from the south, but even with their ample planning, the mountains proved impossible to conquer.

After three failed attempts to scale the mountains, the couple returned to Tucson – the southern ascent was not without its rewards: They had discovered dozens of new species that today carry the name lemmoni.

It was with their approach from the north side of the Catalinas that the Lemmons found success.

After a 40-mile coach ride to Oracle, they loaded their equipment onto a pack mule and headed into the foothills. Sara scaled the primitive trails on foot while an ailing J.G. rode the mule. At Pandora Ranch, they found owner E.O. Stratton willing to take them to the summit.

Stratton was a college-educated New Yorker turned frontiersman. He guided the Lemmons, on horseback, up the mountain, where they found lodging at a homestead in what today is Summerhaven.

“The Lemmons and I went to the highest peak in the Santa Catalinas and christened it Mount Lemmon in honor of Mrs. Lemmon, who was the first white woman up there,” recounted Stratton in the book “Pioneering in Arizona: The Reminiscences of Emerson Oliver Stratton & Edith Stratton Kitt.”

After the Lemmons’ two-year expedition in Southern Arizona, which included forays into the Huachuca Mountains to catalog more new plant species, they returned to California to continue their work.

Despite research trips that spanned from Mexico to Alaska, it was Arizona that beckoned. For their 25th wedding anniversary, the Lemmons returned to Tucson to once again retrace their steps – accompanied by Stratton – up the 9,157-foot peak which had, by then, been officially designated Mount Lemmon.

SOURCE: Tucson Citizen archives

Food, Activities and Stores

Restaurant	Address	Phone Number
Iron Door At Mt Lemmon Ski Valley	10300 East Ski Run Road, Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-1321
Mt. Lemmon Coffee & Tea Co.	12903 N. Sabino Canyon Pkwy, Building 16 Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619
Mt. Lemmon Cookie Cabin	12781 N. Sabino Canyon Pkwy Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-1010
Sawmill Run Restaurant	12976 N Sabino Canyon Pkwy, Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-9147
Beyond Bread	12833 N Sabino Canyon Pkwy, Mt Lemmon, Az 85619	(520) 201-1471

Activity	Location	Phone Number
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter Observatory	9800 East Ski Run Rd Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 626-8122
Rose Canyon Lake	Access is from Catalina Highway, Milepost 17
Ski Valley	9800 East Ski Run Rd Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-1321

Store	Address	Phone Number
Robins Nest and Bob’s Adventure Shack	12925 N. Sabino Canyon Pkwy, Building 17 Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	520-235-2380 robin@robinsnestintucson.com
The Living Rainbow Gift Shop	12789 N Sabino Canyon Park Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-1519
Mary Undoer of Knots Byzantine Catholic Shrine and Gift Shoppe	12849 N. Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-9653
Mt. Lemmon General Store & Gift Shop	12856 N Sabino Canyon Pkwy Mount Lemmon, AZ 85619	(520) 576-1468
Sky Island Trading Company	12930 N Sabino Canyon Pkwy Mount Lemmon AZ	No Phone Number

Stay Instructions

Text us at 520-277-2478

For out of country numbers, please message us on Facebook

@ Mt Lemmon Hotel. We can’t text those numbers back

Table of Contents

Common troubleshoot Wall AC/Heat,Fireplace...9

Our Favorite Hiking Trails………………………11

History of Mt. Lemmon………………………..14

Food, Activities and Stores……………………..17

Welcome Note

Check-in / Checkout Procedures

Check-in Instructions

Check-in begins at 3PM. Please make sure you are checking into the correct unit.

To Unlock Cabin:

Enter the four-digit code, then push the check mark ☑ (provided before arrival via text)

To Lock the Cabin from outside:

Press and Hold Any Key.

Parking at the complex is very limited. The parking is limited to 1 vehicle per cabin. Additional parking can be found along Sabino Canyon Parkway.

Any illegally parked vehicles are subject to towing: applicable fines/towing fees are the sole responsibility of the vehicle owner.

Check-out instructions:

Check-out time at 10AM. Late check-out time may be available upon request , contact Mt. Lemmon Hotel for

Failure to check-out on time will be subjected to additional fees.

Stays during the months of April-October please turn off all lights, the AC/Heat and Fireplace.

Stays during the months of November-March please turn off all lights & fireplace and please set the heat to 60 degree fahrenheit.

Please put any dirty towels on the floor in the bathroom.

Please put dirty dishes in the sink.

Please leave trash in the cabin. Anything in excess, pizza boxes or large containers, please take with you after checkout.

Please pick up any animal waste in the yard if staying in a pet friendly cabin.

Close and lock all windows and doors:

Hotel Policies

This is a Non-Smoking building, including the patio area. Violators will incur additional fees.

Minimum rental age is 18 years old. Primary adult occupant (18 years and older) acknowledges that they are legally responsible for compliance by all occupants and guests of this short-term rental unit as outlined in the rental agreement.

People other than those in the guest party as originally agreed upon, may not stay overnight on the property. Any other person in/on the property is the sole responsibility of the primary guest.

No pets are allowed on or around the premises unless you are in a pet friendly cabin and a pet fee has been paid. There will be no exceptions.

Noise Restrictions: Avoid creating “loud or unreasonable noise” between 10 p.m. – 8 a.m.

No parties or loud music allowed. Please respect your neighbors.

Daily maid service is not provided.

Parents have full & sole responsibility to monitor & safeguard children.

Keep the property and all furnishings in good order. An inventory of items will be taken after checkout to make sure everything is in good working order and no items are missing.

Only use appliances for their intended uses.

If temporary repair is required, you agree to permit access to the cabin for repairs upon notification. We shall not be liable to you for damages; no refund will be given in case of temporary failure.

Lemmon Hotel shall not accept liability for any inconvenience arising from: stoppage in supply of water, gas, electricity, or plumbing, weather conditions, natural disasters, changes in policy (rules & regulations) by Pima County, or reasons beyond control.

Mess requiring excessive cleaning; excessive utility usage (i.e. AC on with an empty cabin), smoking in cabin or other cost incurred to Mt. Lemmon Hotel due to guest’s stay, primary occupant will be billed accordingly.

By accepting the reservation, it is agreed that all guests are expressly assuming the risk of any harm arising from their use of the premises or others whom they invite to use the premises.

Helpful Contacts

Mt. Lemmon Hotel (text)- (520)-277-2478

Email: customerservice@mtlemmonhotel.com

Mt. Lemmon Sheriff – 911

Mt. Lemmon Fire Department – 911

US Forest Service/Hotline – (520) 749-8700

United States Post Office – (520) 576-1427

Pima County Road Hotline – (520) 351-3351

WIFI, TV and Direct TV Instructions

SSID: Cabin (#) Guest WiFi

Password can be found on the router (white box on wall to the left of the TV)

To watch Direct TV

1st: Use the Roku remote and push the red power button to turn the TV on.

2nd: Use the right arrow (purple button) to scroll over to select satellite tv/cable tv/direct tv or HDMI 1 on the screen, click ok.

***After following these steps, the Roku remote is only good for Power and Volume only***

***Volume is on the side of the Roku remote***

3rd: Use the Direct TV remote and push the guide button. You are now able to select your desired channels/shows.

***Netflix, Disney and other Apps are NOT Available***

Troubleshooting

Wall AC/Heat—in the winter, please allow 15-20 mins for the heat to fully warm up

Samsung (Cabins 1-10)

From the wall thermostat:

Push the power button twice. The first option will be highlighted and push “OK” to see different options and use the up/down arrows to highlight desired settings. Once your setting is highlighted, select “OK”

Once you are back on the main screen, you can use the up/down arrows to adjust the temperature.

From the remote:

Push power to turn on, push “Mode” to change the different options(i.e. heat, cool) and use the +/- Temp to adjust the temperature

Mitsubishi (Cabins 11-15)

From the wall thermostat:

Push “Mode” and highlight heat or cool, push +/- to adjust temperature.

From the remote

Press the “OFF/ON” button, slide the bottom cover down, click “Mode” twice for cool (snowflake) or 4 times for heat(sun), adjust temperature with “too warm”(decrease) or “too cool”(increase).

Front door lock not working with code

Please completely push the door shut and push the check mark button to lock the door. Now you can try your 4-digit code again and push the check mark button to unlock the door. Make sure the bolt can extend fully allowing proper locking and unlocking.

TV

Please go to page 8–Step by step instructions are posted on the wall by the TV

Fireplace

After following these steps, the Roku remote is only good for Power and Volume only

Volume is on the side of the Roku remote

Netflix, Disney and other Apps are NOT Available