Kitt Peak
Kitt Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona, and at 6,883 feet is the highest point in the Quinlan Mountains. It is the location of the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Photo: DraxFelton, Public domain.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,850 feet
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Kits Peak” and “Kitts Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kitt Peak National Observatory and ARO 12m Radio Telescope.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Observatory
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is a United States astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, 88 kilometers west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona.
ARO 12m Radio Telescope
Observatory
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uhs Kug and Pan Tak.
Uhs Kug
Hamlet
Uhs Kug is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,081 feet above sea level. The name is derived from the O'odham phrase, u:s ke:k, meaning "stick standing".
Pan Tak
Hamlet
Pan Tak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Throughout its existence, it has been known by a number of names, including Cajote Spring, Coyote, Coyote Indian Village, Coyote Spring, Coyote Village, Coyotes Spring, Ojo de los Coyotes, and Pantak.
Gu Chuapo
Hamlet
Gu Chuapo is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,465 feet above sea level. Gu Chuapo is situated 6 miles southwest of Kitt Peak.
Kitt Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Pima County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.96494° or 31° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
-111.59935° or 111° 35′ 58″ west
Elevation
6,850 feet (2,088 metres)
Open location code
853CXC72+X7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Kitt Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Kitt Peak” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kitt Peak”
- Cebuano: “Kitt Peak”
- Chinese: “基特峰”
- Dutch: “Kitt Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كيت پياك”
- Estonian: “Kitt Peak”
- Finnish: “Kitt Peak”
- French: “Kitt Peak”
- German: “Kitt Peak”
- Italian: “Kitt Peak”
- Italian: “Monte Kitt Peak”
- Japanese: “キットピーク”
- Ladin: “Kitt Peak”
- Luxembourgish: “Kitt Peak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kitt Peak”
- Slovenian: “Kitt Peak”
- Ukrainian: “Кітт-Пік”
- Urdu: “کٹٹ پیک”
- Venetian: “Kitt Peak”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WIYN 3.5m Telescope and Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach.
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