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Mount Hopkins, a peak in Arizona
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Mount Hopkins rises to 2,576 m in Arizona. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the east-northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mount Hopkins is a 8,553-foot (2,607 m) peak of the Santa Rita Mountains range, in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. It is in the Coronado National Forest and is bounded on three sides by the Mount Wrightson Wilderness.

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Wikidata Q1428087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2576 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.68906, -110.88470

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Walnut Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Sprung Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Iron Spring: 1.6 mi
  • McBeth Spring: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Jack Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Pete Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Wrightson: 2.2 mi
  • Josephine Peak: 2.6 mi
  • McCleary Peak: 3.5 mi
Parks: 40
  • Ron Morris County Park: 10.9 mi
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 11.0 mi
  • Richardson Park: 12.9 mi
  • Desert Meadows Park: 12.9 mi
  • Madera Highlands Park: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 26
Ghost towns: 11
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Patagonia Mosaic: 12.7 mi
  • Jesus: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mount Hopkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightsonENE 77°2,882.32 m2.2 mi
Josephine PeakESE 103°2,563 m2.6 mi
McCleary PeakNE 39°2,546 m3.5 mi
Florida PeakNE 51°2,480 m4.1 mi
Pete MountainNNW 333°2,307 m1.4 mi
Jack MountainENE 77°2,270 m1.0 mi
Castle DomeNE 41°2,022 m8.2 mi
Ditch MountainE 89°1,963 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:2018:5719:33
September equinox06:1317:5018:22
December solstice07:2016:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505258637180807876685849
Precip in1.51.41.10.60.30.34.94.32.01.11.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rita EXP Range, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267159

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