Las Guijas, Arizona
| Las Guijas, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Populated place | |
  Las Guijas Location within the state of Arizona  Las Guijas Las Guijas (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 111°22′55″W / 31.67028°N 111.38194°WCoordinates: 31°40′13″N 111°22′55″W / 31.67028°N 111.38194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation[1] | 3,451 ft (1,052 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-40310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 5892 |
Las Guijas is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,451 feet (1,052 m) above sea level.[1] The name, as with the nearby mountains of the same name, comes from 19th century Spanish miners referring to las guijas for "the rubble" as the placer gold they were working occurred in the gravels or conglomerates along the stream valleys and gulches draining the range.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Las Guijas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Las Guijas (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Maureen G. (1972). Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona. 1355. US Geological Survey Bulletin. p. 38.
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