List of hillside letters in Arizona

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Tucson's "A" Mountain TucsonAMountainA.JPG
Tucson's "A" Mountain
The A on Tempe Butte for Arizona State University A Mountain.JPG
The A on Tempe Butte for Arizona State University

This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Arizona. [1] [2] [3] There are at least 63 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly more. Arizona's most notable monograms are likely the pair of A's for Arizona State University and the University of Arizona that are a focus of their rivalry. Arizona also has a fictional monogram, the RS for Radiator Springs in the movie Cars.

MonogramTownDescriptionLocationPicture
A Ajo 32°21′55″N112°52′36″W / 32.3654°N 112.8766°W / 32.3654; -112.8766 (Ajo) IMG_4695
A Arivaca 31°35′20″N111°20′21″W / 31.588991°N 111.339277°W / 31.588991; -111.339277 (Arivaca)
A Tacna Antelope Union High School 32°42′04″N114°00′45″W / 32.7012°N 114.0125°W / 32.7012; -114.0125 (Antelope Union High School)
A Tempe Arizona State University, 1918 (N), 1925 (T), 1938 (A) 33°25′40″N111°56′10″W / 33.4279°N 111.936°W / 33.4279; -111.936 (Arizona State University)
A Tucson Constructed on Sentinel Peak by University of Arizona students in 1916. 32°12′38″N110°59′30″W / 32.2106°N 110.9917°W / 32.2106; -110.9917 (University of Arizona)
AF Ash Fork 35°13′58″N112°28′38″W / 35.2329°N 112.4773°W / 35.2329; -112.4773 (Ash Fork)
B Bagdad 34°34′50″N113°10′49″W / 34.5806°N 113.1802°W / 34.5806; -113.1802 (Bagdad)
B Bisbee 31°26′39″N109°54′39″W / 31.4442°N 109.9107°W / 31.4442; -109.9107 (Bisbee)
B Bouse 33°56′30″N113°59′42″W / 33.9418°N 113.9949°W / 33.9418; -113.9949 (Bouse)
B Sanders Sanders Middle School Braves 35°13′15″N109°19′42″W / 35.2207°N 109.3283°W / 35.2207; -109.3283 (Sanders Middle School Braves)
CG Casa Grande 32°49′40″N111°43′16″W / 32.8277°N 111.7211°W / 32.8277; -111.7211 (Casa Grande)
C Chinle 36°09′21″N109°37′30″W / 36.15576°N 109.62497°W / 36.15576; -109.62497 (Chinle)
C Chloride 35°25′08″N114°11′19″W / 35.419°N 114.1885°W / 35.419; -114.1885 (Chloride)
C Clarkdale 34°46′59″N112°04′00″W / 34.7831°N 112.0666°W / 34.7831; -112.0666 (Clarkdale)
C Clifton 33°02′37″N109°18′00″W / 33.0435°N 109.3001°W / 33.0435; -109.3001 (Clifton)
C Concho 34°28′31″N109°35′44″W / 34.4753°N 109.5956°W / 34.4753; -109.5956 (Concho)
C Coolidge 33°03′52″N111°30′53″W / 33.0644°N 111.5146°W / 33.0644; -111.5146 (Coolidge)
C Cottonwood 34°43′51″N112°01′36″W / 34.7307°N 112.0268°W / 34.7307; -112.0268 (Cottonwood)
DILKON Dilkon 35°23′01″N110°19′24″W / 35.3835°N 110.3234°W / 35.3835; -110.3234 (Dilkon)
DS Dolan Springs 35°35′03″N114°17′09″W / 35.5843°N 114.2859°W / 35.5843; -114.2859 (Dolan Springs)
D Douglas 31°20′48″N109°28′40″W / 31.3467°N 109.4777°W / 31.3467; -109.4777 (Douglas)
D Duncan 32°43′31″N109°06′42″W / 32.7252°N 109.1116°W / 32.7252; -109.1116 (Duncan)
EF Goodyear Estrella Foothills High School 33°20′13″N112°24′30″W / 33.3370124°N 112.4082473°W / 33.3370124; -112.4082473 (Estrella Foothills)
F Florence 33°03′16″N111°24′30″W / 33.0545°N 111.4082°W / 33.0545; -111.4082 (Florence)
T Fort Thomas 33°04′13″N109°56′43″W / 33.0702°N 109.9453°W / 33.0702; -109.9453 (Fort Thomas)
F Fredonia 36°58′41″N112°31′30″W / 36.9781°N 112.525°W / 36.9781; -112.525 (Fredonia)
G Ganado 35°42′49″N109°31′49″W / 35.7137°N 109.5303°W / 35.7137; -109.5303 (Ganado)
G The Gap 36°19′10″N111°27′50″W / 36.3195°N 111.464°W / 36.3195; -111.464 (The Gap)
G Globe 33°23′40″N110°47′24″W / 33.3944°N 110.7899°W / 33.3944; -110.7899 (Globe)
HALL Springerville Hall Trucking & Materials 34°06′17″N109°14′27″W / 34.1047°N 109.2408°W / 34.1047; -109.2408 (Hall Ranch?)
H Hayden Hayden High School 32°59′36″N110°46′26″W / 32.9934°N 110.774°W / 32.9934; -110.774 (Hayden High School)
H (no longer exists) Holbrook 34°54′33″N110°10′21″W / 34.9092°N 110.1726°W / 34.9092; -110.1726 (Holbrook)
J Jerome 34°44′55″N112°07′09″W / 34.7487°N 112.1192°W / 34.7487; -112.1192 (Jerome)
JC Joseph City 34°57′55″N110°19′04″W / 34.9654°N 110.3179°W / 34.9654; -110.3179 (Joseph City)
K Kayenta 36°44′15″N110°15′41″W / 36.7374°N 110.2613°W / 36.7374; -110.2613 (Kayenta)
K Kingman 35°11′46″N114°03′18″W / 35.1961°N 114.0549°W / 35.1961; -114.0549 (Kingman)
L Laveen 33°20′45″N112°09′55″W / 33.3458°N 112.1652°W / 33.3458; -112.1652 (Laveen)
M Maricopa 33°08′44″N112°01′09″W / 33.1455°N 112.0192°W / 33.1455; -112.0192 (Maricopa)
M Mayer 34°23′52″N112°14′18″W / 34.3979°N 112.2383°W / 34.3979; -112.2383 (Mayer) (uncertain location)
M Miami 33°23′49″N110°52′35″W / 33.397°N 110.8765°W / 33.397; -110.8765 (Miami)
M Morenci 33°02′25″N109°19′16″W / 33.0402°N 109.3211°W / 33.0402; -109.3211 (Morenci)
P Page 36°52′53″N111°29′26″W / 36.8815°N 111.4905°W / 36.8815; -111.4905 (Page)
P Parker 34°07′24″N114°13′18″W / 34.1234°N 114.2217°W / 34.1234; -114.2217 (Parker)
P Prescott 34°32′28″N112°25′44″W / 34.541°N 112.429°W / 34.541; -112.429 (Prescott)
<PHOENIX Mesa 33°29′31″N111°37′48″W / 33.492°N 111.63°W / 33.492; -111.63 (Mesa)
Q Quartzsite 33°39′08″N114°13′49″W / 33.6523°N 114.2303°W / 33.6523; -114.2303 (Quartzsite)
R Kearny Ray High School 33°03′00″N110°55′53″W / 33.0499°N 110.9314°W / 33.0499; -110.9314 (Ray High School)
RV Eagar Round Valley High School 34°07′11″N109°16′49″W / 34.1198°N 109.2803°W / 34.1198; -109.2803 (Round Valley High School)
S Salome 33°45′55″N113°33′27″W / 33.7653°N 113.5574°W / 33.7653; -113.5574 (Salome)
SD Seba Dalkai 35°29′08″N110°27′14″W / 35.4855°N 110.4538°W / 35.4855; -110.4538 (Seba Dalkai)
S Seligman 35°22′06″N112°53′56″W / 35.3683°N 112.8989°W / 35.3683; -112.8989 (Seligman)
S Snowflake 34°31′29″N110°05′18″W / 34.5246°N 110.08833°W / 34.5246; -110.08833 (Snowflake)
SJ St. Johns 34°30′30″N109°17′47″W / 34.5082°N 109.2965°W / 34.5082; -109.2965 (St. Johns)
S Phoenix Sunnyslope High School 33°34′26″N112°04′36″W / 33.5739°N 112.0766°W / 33.5739; -112.0766 (Sunnyslope High School)
S Superior 33°16′54″N111°05′45″W / 33.2818°N 111.0958°W / 33.2818; -111.0958 (Superior)
T Tempe 33°24′25″N111°58′02″W / 33.407°N 111.9672°W / 33.407; -111.9672 (Tempe)
T Phoenix Thunderbird High School 33°36′54″N112°05′47″W / 33.6151°N 112.0965°W / 33.6151; -112.0965 (Thunderbird High School)
T Tombstone 31°43′10″N110°04′25″W / 31.7194°N 110.0737°W / 31.7194; -110.0737 (Tombstone)
TEEC NOS POS Teec Nos Pos 36°56′05″N109°05′28″W / 36.9347°N 109.0911°W / 36.9347; -109.0911 (Teec Nos Pos)
V Elfrida Valley Union High School 31°41′52″N109°34′17″W / 31.6979°N 109.5714°W / 31.6979; -109.5714 (Valley Union High School)
W Wickenburg 33°58′52″N112°43′09″W / 33.981°N 112.7192°W / 33.981; -112.7192 (Wickenburg)
W Willcox 32°20′47″N109°50′22″W / 32.3465°N 109.8395°W / 32.3465; -109.8395 (Willcox)
WR Fort Defiance Window Rock High School 35°43′34″N109°04′27″W / 35.7262°N 109.0743°W / 35.7262; -109.0743 (Window Rock High School)
W Woodruff 34°47′48″N110°02′32″W / 34.7967°N 110.0421°W / 34.7967; -110.0421 (Woodruff)
Y Yarnell 34°13′18″N112°44′29″W / 34.2218°N 112.7414°W / 34.2218; -112.7414 (Yarnell)

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