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Kitt Peak National Observatory

The Kitt Peak National Observatory is a United States astronomical located on of the in the - on the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, 88 kilometers west-southwest of .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: United States astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor’s Center”, “Kitt Peak Observatory”, and “KPNO”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kitt Peak.

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is a mountain in the U.S. state of , and at 6,883 feet is the highest point in the . It is the location of the National Observatory. is situated 1,800 feet north of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uhs Kug and Pan Tak.

Hamlet
is a populated place situated in , , 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". is situated 2½ miles east of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Hamlet
is a populated place situated in , , 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. is situated 4 miles northeast of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Hamlet
is a populated place situated in , , United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,465 feet above sea level. is situated 6 miles southwest of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Kitt Peak National Observatory

Latitude
31.96007° or 31° 57′ 36″ north
Longitude
-111.59805° or 111° 35′ 53″ west
Elevation
6,781 feet (2,067 metres)
Open location code
853CXC62+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221542392
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5301147
Wiki­data ID
Q592248
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kitt Peak National Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد قمة كت الوطني”
  • Aragonese: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Aragonese: “Observatorio Nacional de Kitt Peak”
  • Armenian: “Կիթ Պիկի ազգային աստղադիտարան”
  • Asturian: “Observatoriu Nacional del Picu Kitt”
  • Basque: “Kitt Peak Behatoki Nazionala”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална обсерватория ‘Кит Пийк’”
  • Catalan: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Chinese: “基特峰国家天文台”
  • Czech: “Národní observatoř Kitt Peak”
  • Dutch: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Dutch: “Kitt-Peak observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد قمة كيت الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Observatorio de Kitt Peak”
  • Estonian: “Kitt Peaki observatoorium”
  • Finnish: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • French: “observatoire de Kitt Peak”
  • French: “Observatoire de kitt peak”
  • French: “Observatoire de Kitt Peak”
  • Galician: “Observatorio Nacional de Kitt Peak”
  • German: “Kitt-Peak-Nationalobservatorium”
  • Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο Κιτ Πηκ”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים הלאומי קיט פיק”
  • Hungarian: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Nasional Kitt Peak”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Náisiúnta Kitt Peak”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Kitt Peak”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Kitt Peak”
  • Japanese: “キットピーク国立天文台”
  • Latin: “Observatorium nationale Kitt Peak”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kitt-Peak-Nationalobservatoire”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kitt-Peak-Observatoire”
  • Macedonian: “Национална опсерваторија „Кит Пик“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Norwegian: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ملی کیت پیک”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Obserwatorium Kitt Peak”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório Nacional de Kitt Peak”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Național Kitt Peak”
  • Russian: “Китт-Пикская астрономическая обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Национальная обсерватория Китт-Пик”
  • Slovenian: “Kitt Peak Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “KPNO”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni observatorij Kitt Peak”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni observatorij Kitt Peak”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Kitt Peak”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Nacional de Kitt Peak”
  • Swedish: “Kitt Peak National Observatory”
  • Swedish: “Kitt Peak-observatoriet”
  • Tamil: “கிட் பீக் தேசிய ஆய்வுக்கூடம்”
  • Turkish: “Kitt Peak Ulusal Gözlemevi”
  • Turkish: “Kitt Zirvesi Ulusal Gözlemevi”
  • Turkish: “KPNO”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Кітт-Пік”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Quốc gia Kitt Peak”

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