Mount Ajo
Mount Ajo rises to 1,458 m in Arizona. Diaz Spire stands 1,186 m to the south-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Pasture Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Ajo is a mountain located in Pima County, Arizona.
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Wikidata Q49051825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,458 m
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Diablo Mountains: 2.5 mi
- Tillotson Peak: 3.6 mi
- Diaz Spire: 4.0 mi
- Diaz Peak: 4.4 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Bull Pasture Spring: 0.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 11.8 mi
- Aguajita Spring: 19.7 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 20.0 mi
- Williams Spring: 20.1 mi
- Estes Canyon Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Senita Basin Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Golden Bell Mine: 15.6 mi
- Organ Pipe Cactus Family Picnic Ground: 8.4 mi
- Boy Scout Campgrounds: 24.7 mi
- Ajo Window: 1.3 mi
- Allen: 15.8 mi
- Bonita Well: 16.7 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Ajo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz Spire | SSE 164° | 1,186 m | 4.0 mi |
| Montezumas Head | N 352° | 1,109 m | 6.1 mi |
| Diaz Peak | SSE 157° | 1,070 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | W 269° | 983 m | 3.6 mi |
| Growler Mountains | NW 307° | 973 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | W 261° | 959 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kino Peak | WNW 290° | 957 m | 16.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 337° | 916 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359241844
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