Gu Achi Peak

Gu Achi Peak
Gu Achi Peak is located in Arizona
Gu Achi Peak
Gu Achi Peak
Location in Arizona
Highest point
Elevation4,558 ft (1,389 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,636 ft (803 m)[1]
Coordinates32°20′51″N 111°52′35″W / 32.347614228°N 111.876380161°W / 32.347614228; -111.876380161[2]
Geography
LocationPima County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeSanta Rosa Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Santa Rosa Mountains

Gu Achi Peak (O'odham: Ge Aji Doʼag) is a mountain in the Santa Rosa Mountains of Arizona.[3] It is on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, about 56 miles (90 km) west of Tucson. Gu Achi Peak can be translated as "big ridge."[4] In precolonial times it was the central territory of the Totokwan group of the O'odham, and it may have served as the ceremonial center for the northern O'odham groups.[5]: 12–15 

Gu Achi Peak viewed from the east, 45 miles away in the Tucson Mountains

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gu Achi Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  2. ^ "Santa Rosa". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ Cordell, Linda S.; McBrinn, Maxine (2016-06-16). Archaeology of the Southwest, Third Edition. Routledge. ISBN 9781315433721.
  4. ^ "Gu Achi Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  5. ^ Winston, Eric P. (1994). Sharing the Desert: The Tohono O'odham in History. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press. pp. 166. ISBN 0816514909.