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Tucson Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Arizona
State: Arizona
Population: 486,669
Elevation: 2,386 ft
Area Code(s): 520
Information: Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau, 110 S Church Ave, #7199, 85701; phone 520/624-1817
Email: visitorinfo@mtcvb.com Web: www.visittucson.org
Area Description:
Tucson is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix.
Its elevation is 2,389 ft (728 m) above sea level.
Sunshine, dry air, mountains and rich desert vegetation are Tucson's drawing cards. The city boasts an average of 3,800 hours of sunshine a year, placing it high on any list of health and winter resorts. More than just a vacation destination, Tucson also is a culturally active city. In addition to the visual arts, all areas of the performing arts--dance, opera, theater, music--are well represented.
Tucson is in a high desert valley, once the floor of an ancient inland sea. It is surrounded by four mountain ranges: the Santa Catalinas to the north, the Rincons to the east, the Santa Ritas to the south and the Tucsons to the west. These protective mountains and the Santa Cruz River attracted humans approximately 12,000 years ago. The Native American name for the ancient settlement was stjukshon. Pronounced like Tucson, it loosely translates into "spring at the foot of the black hill," a reference to the springs that once lined the banks of the Santa Cruz.
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