Ajo Peak

Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak is located in Arizona
Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak is located in the United States
Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak
Ajo Peak (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation2,619 ft (798 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates32°20′08″N 112°54′24″W / 32.3356141°N 112.9065451°W / 32.3356141; -112.9065451[2]
Geography
LocationPima County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeLittle Ajo Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Chico Shunie

Ajo Peak (O'odham: S-vepegĭ moʼokam or To:lo Vipidoḍ We:co) is a mountain peak in southern Arizona, in the north-and-east Sonoran Desert. Two peaks are nearby, Cardigan Peak at 2,922 feet (891 m)[3] and North Ajo Peak 2,776 feet (846 m).[4]

The mountain peak, located about 12 miles (19 km) north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument reaches 2,619 feet (798 m) in height.

Ajo, Arizona in the central-east of the mountains; (named in Spanish for garlic), is the access point for the entire central areas of the Little Ajo Mountains, including Ajo Peak.

  1. ^ "Ajo Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  2. ^ "Ajo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. ^ "Cardigan Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  4. ^ "North Ajo Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.