The Kitt Peak Visitor Center is your first stop on any visit.
KPNO is located 87 km (54 miles) southwest of Tucson, Arizona, at an altitude of 2096 m (6877 ft) in the Schuk Toak District on the Tohono O'odham Nation. Founded in 1958, Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to one of the largest arrays of optical and radio telescopes in the world.