Mount Wrightson Wilderness
Mount Wrightson Wilderness is a reserve in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and has an elevation of 7,674 feet. Mount Wrightson Wilderness is situated nearby to Mount Wrightson Picnic Areas and Trailheads, as well as near the area Roundup Picnic Ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Wrightson and Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.
Mount Wrightson
Peak
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Mount Wrightson is a 9,456-foot peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States. It was renamed from its original O'odham name: Ce:wi Duag for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an American astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is situated 2 miles southwest of Mount Wrightson Wilderness.
Mount Hopkins
Peak
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hopkins is a 8,553-foot peak of the Santa Rita Mountains range, in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. Mount Hopkins is situated 2 miles southwest of Mount Wrightson Wilderness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madera Canyon.
Madera Canyon
Hamlet
Madera Canyon is a formerly populated place situated in the Santa Rita Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,911 feet above sea level. Madera Canyon is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mount Wrightson Wilderness.
Mount Wrightson Wilderness
- Type: Reserve
- Also known as: “Mt. Wrightson Wilderness”, “Mtount Wrightson Wilderness”, and “Wrightson Wilderness”
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.70048° or 31° 42′ 2″ northLongitude
-110.85489° or 110° 51′ 18″ westElevation
7,674 feet (2,339 metres)Open location code
853FP42W+52GeoNames ID
5305726
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Wrightson Picnic Areas and Trailheads and Roundup Picnic Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bellows Spring and Old Baldy.
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