Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak rises to 777 m in Arizona. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is North Ajo Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Ajo Peak (O'odham: S-vepegĭ moʼokam or To:lo Vipidoḍ We:co) is a mountain peak in southern Arizona, in the north-and-east Sonoran Desert. Two peaks are nearby, Cardigan Peak at 2,922 feet (891 m) and North Ajo Peak 2,776 feet (846 m). The mountain peak, located about 12 miles (19 km) north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument reaches 2,619 feet (798 m) in height. Ajo, Arizona in the central-east of the mountains; (named in Spanish for garlic), is the access point for the entire central areas of the Little Ajo Mountains, including Ajo Peak.
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Wikidata Q4699928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 777 m
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- North Ajo Peak: 1.0 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cardigan Peak: 2.0 mi
- Little Ajo Mountains: 2.1 mi
- Locomotive Rock: 2.2 mi
- Gibson Neighborhood Park: 3.7 mi
- Bud Walker Park: 4.2 mi
- Boy Scout Campgrounds: 5.0 mi
- Dennison Picnic Ground: 8.3 mi
- Ajo Regional Park: 8.8 mi
- Golden Bell Mine: 22.2 mi
- Bonita Well: 22.9 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Estes Canyon Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Ajo Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- The Mushroom (Rock): 10.2 mi
- Allen: 10.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 21.6 mi
- Bonita Well: 22.9 mi
- Ajo Window: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ajo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ajo | SSE 149° | 1,458 m | 24.8 mi |
| Montezumas Head | SE 142° | 1,109 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | SSE 157° | 983 m | 23.2 mi |
| Growler Mountains | SW 228° | 973 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | S 173° | 959 m | 23.0 mi |
| Kino Peak | S 190° | 957 m | 15.9 mi |
| Coffeepot Mountain | ENE 58° | 928 m | 19.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 103° | 916 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — AJO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359241841
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