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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 2,882.32 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Barn: 7.1 mi
- Drop Tank Rocket Body: 7.3 mi
- Camp Crittenden Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
- Mowry Mine Monument: 12.1 mi
- Train Order Semaphore: 12.1 mi
- Alto: 6.1 mi
- Kentucky Camp: 7.6 mi
- Salero: 8.0 mi
- Helvetia: 11.7 mi
- Calabasas: 17.5 mi
- The Patagonia Museum: 12.3 mi
- Rojas House: 13.0 mi
- Otero Hall: 13.0 mi
- Titan Missile Museum: 16.8 mi
- Pete Kitchens Museum: 21.5 mi
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Whitehouse Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- F4 Phantom: 19.2 mi
- Anthony's: 24.3 mi
- Patagonia Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.1 mi
- Patagonia Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Patagonia Mosaic: 12.0 mi
- Jesus: 24.7 mi
- The Paton Center for Hummingbirds: 12.0 mi
- Patagonia Lake State Park: 13.7 mi
- Canoa Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Wrightson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hopkins | WSW 257° | 2,576 m | 2.2 mi |
| Josephine Peak | SSE 160° | 2,563 m | 1.1 mi |
| McCleary Peak | N 0° | 2,546 m | 2.2 mi |
| Florida Peak | NNE 27° | 2,480 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pete Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,307 m | 2.9 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,270 m | 1.2 mi |
| Castle Dome | NNE 30° | 2,022 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ditch Mountain | E 98° | 1,963 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2847449990
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