Mount Wrightson | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,456 ft (2,882 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 4,578 ft (1,395 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 31°41′45″N 110°50′54″W / 31.695966383°N 110.848223933°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | Santa Rita Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Wrightson (AZ) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike, class 1 |
Mount Wrightson (O'odham: Ce:wi Duag[4]) is a 9,456-foot (2,882 m) peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States.
It was named for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan.