Las Guijas, Arizona

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Las Guijas, Arizona
Las Guijas is located in Arizona
Las Guijas
Las Guijas
Location within the state of Arizona
Las Guijas is located in the United States
Las Guijas
Las Guijas
Las Guijas (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 111°22′55″W / 31.67028°N 111.38194°W / 31.67028; -111.38194
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Elevation
3,451 ft (1,052 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-40310
GNIS feature ID5892

Las Guijas is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,451 feet (1,052 m) above sea level. 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Las Guijas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Las Guijas (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Maureen G. (1972). Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona. Vol. 1355. US Geological Survey Bulletin. p. 38.