Mount Hopkins (Arizona)

Mount Hopkins
Summit of Mount Hopkins from the entrance to the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory that has two locations, one at the bottom of the mountains and the second (this one) located on the slopes of Mount Hopkins.
Elevation	8,585 ft (2,617 m)
Location
Location	Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Range	Santa Rita Mountains
Coordinates	31°41′18″N 110°53′05″W / 31.68833°N 110.88472°W / 31.68833; -110.88472Coordinates: 31°41′18″N 110°53′05″W / 31.68833°N 110.88472°W / 31.68833; -110.88472
Topo map	USGS Mount Hopkins

Mount Hopkins is a mountain in Santa Cruz County, Arizona part of the Santa Rita Mountains range. Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located on it. It is within the Coronado National Forest and was named after Gilbert Hopkins who was killed nearby in 1865 during the Battle of Fort Buchanan.