Castle Dome Mountains (Ariz.)

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Name (Latin)
Castle Dome Mountains (Ariz.)
Other forms of name
Cabeza de Gigante (Ariz.)
Capital Dome Mountains (Ariz.)
Capitol Dome Mountains (Ariz.)
Castle Dome Range (Ariz.)
Coordinates
-114.14355 -114.14355 33.08448 33.08448 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Mountains Arizona
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q5050048
Library of congress: sh 94005183
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Geological Survey (U.S.). Geologic map of the Castle Dome Mountains, southwestern Arizona, 1993:map recto (Castle Dome Mountains; Arizona)
  • GNIS, AZ(Castle Dome Mountains; variant names: Cabeza de Gigante; Capital Dome Mountains; Capitol Dome Mountains; Castle Dome Range)
  • Lippincott(Castle Dome Mountains; Yuma Co., Ariz.)

Wikipedia description:

The Castle Dome Mountains (Tolkepaya Yavapai: Wi:hopuʼ) are a mountain range in Yuma County, Arizona, within the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. Castle Dome Peak, the high point of the range, is a prominent butte and distinctive landmark. The peak is 3,780 feet (1,152 m) high, and is located at 33°05′04″N 114°08′36″W. Castle Dome was named by American soldiers at old Fort Yuma in the 1880s. Early Spanish explorers called the same peak Cabeza de Gigante, "Giant's Head."

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