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Mount Wrightson

Mount Wrightson rises to 2,882 m in Arizona. Mount Hopkins stands 2,576 m to the west-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellows Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

Mount Wrightson (O'odham: Ce:wi Duag) is a 9,456-foot (2,882 m) peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States. It was renamed from its original O'odham name: Ce:wi Duag for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan.

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Wikidata Q287008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2882.32 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.69615, -110.84809

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Bellows Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Baldy Spring: 0.3 mi
  • McBeth Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Sprung Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Madera Spring: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Josephine Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Jack Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Hopkins: 2.2 mi
  • McCleary Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Florida Peak: 2.4 mi
Parks: 33
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 11.9 mi
  • Richardson Park: 12.2 mi
  • Ron Morris County Park: 13.0 mi
  • Desert Meadows Park: 13.7 mi
  • Madera Highlands Park: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Patagonia Mosaic: 12.0 mi
  • Jesus: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Mount Wrightson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HopkinsWSW 257°2,576 m2.2 mi
Josephine PeakSSE 160°2,563 m1.1 mi
McCleary PeakN 0°2,546 m2.2 mi
Florida PeakNNE 27°2,480 m2.4 mi
Pete MountainWNW 286°2,307 m2.9 mi
Jack MountainWSW 258°2,270 m1.2 mi
Castle DomeNNE 30°2,022 m6.5 mi
Ditch MountainE 98°1,963 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:1918:5719:33
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2016:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2847449990

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