Southwest
Arizona
Santa Cruz County

Madera Canyon

Madera Canyon is a formerly populated place situated in the of , , United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,911 feet above sea level.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Arizona, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Madera Canyon, Arizona”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Madera Canyon and Mount Hopkins.

Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0.
is a rural area in . This is an outstanding place for watching birds and wildlife, with over 250 avian species identified so far. Many trails in the Santa Ritas can also be accessed from the picnic site.

Peak
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 8,553-foot peak of the range, in , southern . The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. is situated 2 miles south of Madera Canyon.

Observatory
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an American astronomical owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in . is situated 2½ miles south of Madera Canyon.

Madera Canyon

Latitude
31.71508° or 31° 42′ 54″ north
Longitude
-110.87478° or 110° 52′ 29″ west
Elevation
4,911 feet (1,497 metres)
Open location code
853FP48G+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150975220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5303422
Wiki­data ID
Q28222537
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Satellite Map

Discover Madera Canyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Madera Canyon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “馬德拉峽谷”
  • Persian: “مادرا کانیون”
  • Portuguese: “Madera Canyon”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مئیدرا کانیون، آریزونا”
  • Turkish: “Madera Canyon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Madera Canyon”. Photo: Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 3.0.