Quitobaquito Hills
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
45 named places within 25 miles
- Henry: 4.0 mi
- Cipriano Hills: 4.9 mi
- Quitovaguita: 7.2 mi
- Kino Peak: 10.2 mi
- Bates Mountains: 10.2 mi
- Williams Spring: 1.5 mi
- Burro Spring: 2.2 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 2.5 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 2.6 mi
- Aguajita Spring: 3.0 mi
- Bonita Well: 4.1 mi
- Golden Bell Mine: 5.3 mi
- Senita Basin Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 2.6 mi
- Bonita Well: 4.1 mi
- Ajo Window: 19.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ajo | E 81° | 1,458 m | 20.4 mi |
| Diaz Spire | E 91° | 1,186 m | 21.3 mi |
| Montezumas Head | ENE 64° | 1,109 m | 21.4 mi |
| Diaz Peak | E 92° | 1,070 m | 21.9 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | E 79° | 983 m | 16.9 mi |
| Growler Mountains | N 1° | 973 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | E 80° | 959 m | 10.5 mi |
| Kino Peak | NNE 27° | 957 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:58 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359250268
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