KITT PEAK ARMCHAIR TOUR
The National Optical Astronomy observatories are operated for the National Science Foundation by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

Kitt Peak, located 56 miles southwest of Tucson on the Tohono O'odham reservation, is the home of research facilities for two divisions of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO): Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National Solar Observatory. Regular visiting hours are between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., but this virtual tour is open to the public at all hours.

Your Tour Guides

  • Aerial View: Photograph of the Kitt Peak summit with hotlinks. Not for those with a fear of heights or with a slow network connection; the image is large.

  • Indexed List: Text listing of links to each of the locations on Kitt Peak. This is for those who wish to take a quick look around or who have a slow internet connection.

  • Relief Map: Hotlinked map of the buildings and roads of interest on Kitt Peak.

  • Walking Tour: If you want to hoof it across the network of roads and paths atop Kitt Peak. Good aerobic exercise for your mouse hand.
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