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Ajo Peak

Ajo Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates32.33561, -112.90655

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
Museums: 1
  • Ajo Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Mushroom (Rock): 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoSSE 149°1,458 m24.8 mi
Montezumas HeadSE 142°1,109 m19.2 mi
Tillotson PeakSSE 157°983 m23.2 mi
Growler MountainsSW 228°973 m9.6 mi
Pinkley PeakS 173°959 m23.0 mi
Kino PeakS 190°957 m15.9 mi
Coffeepot MountainENE 58°928 m19.4 mi
Black MountainESE 103°916 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1118:44
June solstice05:2619:0619:42
September equinox06:2117:5718:30
December solstice07:3016:5417:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965717988929187776455
Precip in0.70.80.80.20.10.10.61.40.80.40.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — AJO, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359241841

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