Kitt Peak
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| Kitt Peak | |
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 Telescopes on the top |
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  Kitt Peak
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| Elevation | 6,880 feet (2,100 m)[1] |
| Location | Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona, United States |
| Range | Quinlan Mountains |
| Coordinates | 31°57′50.73″N 111°35′59.29″W / 31.9640917°N 111.5998028°WCoordinates: 31°57′50.73″N 111°35′59.29″W / 31.9640917°N 111.5998028°W[citation needed] |
| Easiest route | Road |
Kitt Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the location of the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The radio telescope at the Observatory is one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).
The peak was named by County Surveyor George J. Roskruge for his sister, Mrs. William F. Kitt. On his 1893 Pima County Survey map, Roskruge spelled the name 'Kits'. At the request of Mrs. George F. Kitt, the spelling was changed by decision in 1930.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kitt Peak". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4155. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Kitt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:6726. Retrieved on 2009-05-15
