Quijotoa, Arizona

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Quijotoa, Arizona
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Quijotoa
Quijotoa (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°07′38″N112°08′17″W / 32.12722°N 112.13806°W / 32.12722; -112.13806 Coordinates: 32°07′38″N112°08′17″W / 32.12722°N 112.13806°W / 32.12722; -112.13806
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pima
Elevation
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2,789 ft (850 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 520
FIPS code 04-58410
GNIS feature ID 24572

Quijotoa is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. [2] Historically, it has also been as Horseshoe, Komaktjiuurt, Komaktjuert, Logan, Logan City, and Quigotoa. Its official name became Quijotoa as a result of a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941, which was subsequently changed to Logan later that same year by the Board. In 1964 the board once again made a ruling, this time changing it back to Quijotoa. Quijotoa is based on the O'odham for "carrying basket mountain", although it is a Spanish bastardized version of it. It has an estimated elevation of 2,789 feet (850 m) above sea level. [1] It is now a ghost town where nothing remains. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Quijotoa". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Quijotoa (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. Quijotoa – ghosttowns.com