Santa Rita Peak
Santa Rita Peak rises to 1,752 m in Arizona. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Salero, a ghost town 1.3 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Summit in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,752 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Salero Mountain: 1.4 mi
- El Plomo: 2.3 mi
- Grosvenor Hills: 3.9 mi
- Castle Butte: 4.4 mi
- Sanford Butte: 5.7 mi
- Johnson Spring: 2.2 mi
- Dripping Spring: 2.5 mi
- Ranger Station Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mata Siete Spring: 3.3 mi
- Anaconda Spring: 3.7 mi
- Richardson Park: 5.8 mi
- Ron Morris County Park: 12.2 mi
- Robert Damon Recreational Complex: 13.3 mi
- Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands: 15.2 mi
- Meadow Hills Park: 15.7 mi
- Drop Tank Rocket Body: 5.4 mi
- Railroad Bridge Abutment: 5.6 mi
- John Ward's Ranch Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- Telles Family Shrine: 5.7 mi
- Model 1848 Caboose: 5.8 mi
- Salero: 1.3 mi
- Alto: 2.6 mi
- Harshaw: 11.3 mi
- Calabasas: 11.5 mi
- Kentucky Camp: 12.2 mi
- The Patagonia Museum: 6.1 mi
- Rojas House: 12.4 mi
- Otero Hall: 12.4 mi
- Pete Kitchens Museum: 14.7 mi
- Primeria Alta History Museum: 18.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
- Patagonia Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Patagonia Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- The Paton Center for Hummingbirds: 5.6 mi
- Patagonia Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
- Patagonia Mosaic: 5.6 mi
- Jesus: 17.5 mi
- Whitehouse Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Canoa Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Santa Rita Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wrightson | N 355° | 2,882 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Hopkins | NNW 339° | 2,576 m | 7.6 mi |
| Josephine Peak | N 358° | 2,563 m | 6.5 mi |
| McCleary Peak | N 357° | 2,546 m | 9.8 mi |
| Florida Peak | N 3° | 2,480 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pete Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,307 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,270 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Washington | SSE 158° | 2,202 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| 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–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nogales Intl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 34777 — Santa Rita Peak, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359273409
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