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Quitobaquito Hills

Quitobaquito Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Quitobaquito Hills rises to 480 m in Arizona. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

Quitobaquito Hills is a range of hills in Pima County, Arizona. The name is of Tohono O'odham - Spanish origin meaning 'house ring spring'. Its tallest summit is an unnamed hill 1,880 feet (570 meters) that overlooks Cipriano Pass to the east. The range trends northwest from near the Mexican border at 31°56′24″N 113°00′47″W, east of Quitobaquito Springs northwestward out of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to the tallest summit then turns westward to the vicinity of 31°59′55″N 113°06′12″W, south of the eastern end of the Agua Dulce Mountains.

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Wikidata Q49066223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.97867, -113.03489

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Henry: 4.0 mi
  • Cipriano Hills: 4.9 mi
  • Quitovaguita: 7.2 mi
  • Kino Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Bates Mountains: 10.2 mi
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoE 81°1,458 m20.4 mi
Diaz SpireE 91°1,186 m21.3 mi
Montezumas HeadENE 64°1,109 m21.4 mi
Diaz PeakE 92°1,070 m21.9 mi
Tillotson PeakE 79°983 m16.9 mi
Growler MountainsN 1°973 m18.3 mi
Pinkley PeakE 80°959 m10.5 mi
Kino PeakNNE 27°957 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1218:44
June solstice05:2719:0619:42
September equinox06:2117:5818:30
December solstice07:2916:5517:33

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359250268

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