Sky Island Scenic Byway
Sky Island Scenic Byway . One of the only paved roads leading up to the top of mt. 25 miles / 40.0 km time to allow: Sky Island Scenic Byway Windy Point U.S. National Archives Public from nara.getarchive.net This 28 mile route, beginning in tucson, climbs more than. Also known as “mt lemmon highway”, this is the only paved road that leads to the upper reaches of the santa catalina range is one of the most scenic highways in the southwest. The wanderings of a nested wanderer sky islands are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different landscapes.