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Mount Wrightson: Hiking the Highest Peak in Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains

Mount Wrightson Towering above the desert and grasslands of southern Arizona, Mount Wrightson is the highest summit in the Santa Rita Mountains and one of the most prominent peaks in the state. Its distinctive pyramid-shaped summit rises to 9,457 feet (2,882 meters), nearly a vertical mile above some of the surrounding valleys. Located about 40 …

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