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Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow is located in Arizona
Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow
Location in Arizona
Highest point
Elevation 8,552 ft (2,607 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 760 ft (232 m)
Geography
Location Pima County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range Santa Catalina Mountains
Topo map USGS Mount Bigelow

Mount Bigelow is a mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona, U.S. It is home to the astronomical observing facility Catalina Station which operates the 61" Kuiper Telescope owned by the Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. It is one of the telescopes used by students at Astronomy Camp.

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