Sky Islands GPS Trail Data

Revised: 11/12/2008

Sources

The Sky Islands GPS trail data published was collected by the author from personal experience and the following published sources.  In some cases omissions or incorrect references may exist.  It is the author’s intent that the published data only be used for educational purposes.  By law any distribution of the author’s data or other information without the inclusion of these cited sources is prohibited. 

Internet

Coronado National Forest. Coronado National Forest – Home Page. 15 April. 2006. <http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado> 2003-2006.

Sierra Club. Sierra Club Tucson Trail Guide. 30 July. 2004. <http://arizona.sierraclub.org/trail_guide> 2003-2006.

Friends of Saguaro National Park. Friends of Saguaro National Park – About Saguaro National Park. Not listed. <http://www.friendsofsaguaro.org/trails.html> 2006.

Cherba, Scott. Trail Adventures in Tucson. 1997-2006. <http://www.cherba.com/atmb/index.html> 2003-2006.

Arizona State Parks. Arizona State Parks. Not listed. <http://www.pr.state.az.us> 2005-2006.

Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists. Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists. Not listed. < http://www.sdmb.org> 2003-2006.

Maps

U.S. Geological Survey and Eber Glengening. Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona - A Trail and Recreation Map [map]. 1:62,500. Tucson, Arizona: Rainbow Expeditions, Inc., 5^th Edition, 1996.

U.S. Geological Survey and Eber Glengening. Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona - A Trail and Recreation Map [map]. 1:62,500. Tucson, Arizona: Rainbow Expeditions, Inc., 10^th Edition, 1995.

U.S. Geological Survey and Eber Glengening. Rincon Mountains, Arizona - A Trail and Recreation Map [map]. 1:62,500. Tucson, Arizona: Rainbow Expeditions, Inc., 6^th Edition, 1994. 

Trails Illustrated. Saguaro National Park, Arizona, U.S.A [map]. 1:30,750.Evergreen, Colorado: Trails Illustrated, Revised 2000. 

Gujbert, Chris and Reed, Rob. The Map – Trails of the Tucson Area [map]. Unknown. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Map Kompany, Unknown.

USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region. Pusch Ridge Wilderness and Mt. Lemmon Recreational Area [map]. 1:24,000. Albuquerque, New Mexico: USDA Forest Service, 1985, Text Revised 1997. 

USDA Forest Service. Coronado National Forest – Safford and Santa Catalina Ranger Districts [map]. 1:126,720. Salt Lake City, Utah: USDA Forest Service, 1994, Revised 2003. 

Books & Periodicals

Cowgill, Pete, and Eber Glendering. The Santa Catalina Mountains: A Guide to the Trails and Routes, Fourth Edition. Rainbow Expeditions, Tucson, Arizona, 1997.

Leavengood, Betty. Tucson Hiking Guide, Second Edition. Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder Colorado, 1997.

Software & Data

Maptech. Terrain Navigator Professional, Revision 6.03. Maryland: Maptech, 2003.

Henderson, Ron. G7toWin, Version A.00.200f. C.R. Henderson, 1997-2006.

Lipe, Robert; Parker, Ron; Mottram, Alex; Klein, Olaf. GPSBabel, Version 0.2.2.21. Olaf Klein, 2005

Topofusion. Fantasy Island.gpx. 2006. <http://www.topofusion.com> 2006.        

Topofusion. StarrPass-Network.gpx. 2006. <http://www.topofusion.com> 2006.

National Geographic Maps. National Geographic Maps  TOPO! mapXchange @nationalgeographic.com. 2006. <http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/search.cfm> 2006.

I would also like to acknowledge use of several USDA Forest Service and Arizona State Park reference maps distributed on site.  I would also like to thank the local staffs at these agencies for their assistance and knowledge.

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