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Montezumas Head

Montezumas Head, seen from above at true elevation

Montezumas Head rises to 1,109 m in Arizona. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Pima County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.11479, -112.70598

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Parks: 6
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Ajo Historical Society Museum: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Montezumas Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoS 172°1,458 m6.1 mi
Diaz SpireSSE 168°1,186 m10.2 mi
Diaz PeakSSE 166°1,070 m10.5 mi
Tillotson PeakSSW 204°983 m6.7 mi
Growler MountainsWNW 295°973 m20.8 mi
Pinkley PeakSW 230°959 m11.7 mi
Kino PeakW 269°957 m14.6 mi
Black MountainNNW 331°916 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:1018:43
June solstice05:2619:0519:41
September equinox06:2017:5718:29
December solstice07:2816:5417:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697685908985746355
Precip in1.00.90.80.30.20.11.31.80.80.60.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359248797

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