Lemmon and her husband John honeymooned in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona at her recommendation.[11][2] With the aid of E. O. Stratton, they eventually scaled the tallest peak, which they named Mount Lemmon in her honor[11] – one of the few mountains named for a woman.[12][13] While on their trip, the Lemmons endured several hardships, yet managed to discover and catalog a number of species unique to the mountain.[12][8]