Mountain · Quinlan Mountains · Arizona

Kitt Peak

2,097 m6,880 ft

Prominence: 633 m2,076 ft
Isolation: 18 km
Tonight: 50°FFair · Wind 3–7 mph S

Kitt Peak is a 2,097 m (6,880 ft) mountain in the Quinlan Mountains, Arizona, United States.

All facts

Elevation: 2,097 m · 6,880 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mount Hopkins (2,616 m)
Range: Quinlan Mountains
Region: Arizona, United States
Protected area: Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation
Coordinates: 31.9650° N, 111.5992° W

Open the 3D view

3D map

Kitt Peak 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.6 × 6.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Kitt Peak topographic map

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Kitt Peak elevation profile

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Downloads

Kitt Peak downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGKitt Peak satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-18.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Weather

Kitt Peak weather

Tonight · Fair · 50°F (10°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 3–7 mph S

Kitt Peak forecast for the summit, about 1,470 m.

Tonight50°1%3–7 mph S
Sat50°64°–7–12 mph SW
Sun51°66°–5–12 mph ENE
Mon54°71°–6–9 mph NE
Tue56°73°–5–9 mph SSW
Wed57°72°19%5–10 mph S
Thu56°69°33%6–12 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kitt Peak

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kitt Peak, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.2 km SW
+2 more within 0.5 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	0.2 km SW
Parking	0.5 km S
Parking	0.5 km S

Slope

Share of the 6.6 × 6.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

33.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

43.6%

Steep, 30–45°

22.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.2%

Steeper than 30°: 23.5% of the 44 km² view
Relief in view: 1,071 m low point 1,023 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 73.0%Trees 24.6%Grassland 2.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.3 km; 238 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard57
Mexican Jay53
Sacred Datura15
Acorn Woodpecker13
Common Raven10
White-lined Sphinx9

Where it sits

Where Kitt Peak sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Tempe Town Lake350 m166 km N

Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,094 m at the summit; the official height is 2,097 m.

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,097 m	—
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)	2,094 m	-3 m
Copernicus GLO-30	2,089 m	-8 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,081 m	-16 m

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-18)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Kitt Peak

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Data sources