Kitt Peak National 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.
- Astronomical observatory
- …lies at an elevation of 6,781 feet (2,067 metres)
- Description: United States astronomical observatory
- Also known as“Kitt Peak Observatory”“KPNO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kitt Peak and ARO 12m Radio Telescope.
ARO 12m Radio Telescope
The ARO 12m Radio Telescope is a 12-meter dish located… ARO 12m Radio Telescope is situated 1 mile southwest of Kitt Peak National 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. Uhs Kug is situated 2½ miles east of Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Pan Tak
Hamlet
Pan Tak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Pan Tak is situated 4 miles northeast of Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Gu Chuapo
Hamlet
Gu Chuapo is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Gu Chuapo is situated 6 miles southwest of Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Latitude
31.96008° or 31° 57′ 36″ north
Longitude
-111.59817° or 111° 35′ 53″ west
Open location code
853CXC62+2P
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kitt Peak National Observatory” goes by many names.
مرصد قمة كت الوطنيArabic
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryAragonese
Observatorio Nacional de Kitt PeakAragonese
Կիթ Պիկի ազգային աստղադիտարանArmenian
Observatoriu Nacional del Picu KittAsturian
Kitt Peak Behatoki NazionalaBasque
Национална обсерватория ‘Кит Пийк’Bulgarian
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryCatalan
基特峰国家天文台Chinese
Národní observatoř Kitt PeakCzech
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryDutch
Kitt-Peak observatoriumDutch
مرصد قمة كيت الوطنىEgyptian Arabic
Nacia Observatorio de Kitt PeakEsperanto
Kitt Peaki observatooriumEstonian
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryFinnish
Observatorio Nacional de Kitt PeakGalician
Αστεροσκοπείο Κιτ ΠηκGreek
מצפה הכוכבים הלאומי קיט פיקHebrew
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryHungarian
Observatorium Nasional Kitt PeakIndonesian
Réadlann Náisiúnta Kitt PeakIrish
Osservatorio di Kitt PeakItalian
キットピーク国立天文台Japanese
Observatorium nationale Kitt PeakLatin
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryLuxembourgish
Kitt-Peak-NationalobservatoireLuxembourgish
Kitt-Peak-ObservatoireLuxembourgish
Национална опсерваторија „Кит Пик“Macedonian
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryNorwegian
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryNorwegian Bokmål
Kitt Peak National ObservatoryNorwegian Nynorsk
رصدخانه ملی کیت پیکPersian
Narodowe Obserwatorium Kitt PeakPolish
Observatorul Național Kitt PeakRomanian
Китт-Пикская астрономическая обсерваторияRussian
Национальная обсерватория Китт-ПикRussian
Kitt Peak ObservatorySlovenian
KPNOSlovenian
Nacionalni observatorij Kitt PeakSlovenian
Narodni observatorij Kitt PeakSlovenian
Observatorij Kitt PeakSlovenian
Kitt Peak National ObservatorySwedish
Kitt Peak-observatorietSwedish
கிட் பீக் தேசிய ஆய்வுக்கூடம்Tamil
Kitt Peak Ulusal GözlemeviTurkish
Kitt Zirvesi Ulusal GözlemeviTurkish
KPNOTurkish
Обсерваторія Кітт-ПікUkrainian
کٹ پیک نیشنل رصدگاہUrdu
Đài thiên văn Quốc gia Kitt PeakVietnamese
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