Mount Wrightson, Mountain peak in Santa Cruz County, United States.
Mount Wrightson is the highest point of the Santa Rita Mountains in Coronado National Forest, rising 9,456 feet (2,882 m) about 40 miles southeast of Tucson. Its pyramid-shaped profile is visible across much of southeastern Arizona and into Sonora, Mexico. The summit is reached by the Old Baldy and Super trails, which meet at Josephine Saddle.
The peak was named after William Wrightson, a mining entrepreneur who died during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. This name reflects the era of early European settlement and the conflicts that marked that period in Arizona.
The mountain's O'odham name, Ce:wi Duag, was replaced by Mount Wrightson, honoring William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan. The peak lies in the Santa Rita Mountains of Coronado National Forest, and its pyramid profile is seen across southeastern Arizona and into Sonora, Mexico.
Two main hiking routes lead to the summit: the Old Baldy Trail and the Super Trail, which meet at Josephine Saddle. The Old Baldy Trail is the shorter option, while the Super Trail takes longer and allows hikers to approach from different starting points.
At Josephine Saddle, 2 miles up, a plaque erected by Boy Scout Troop 249 remembers David Greenberg (12), Mike Early (16) and Michael J. Lanoue (13), who died in a storm on the mountain on November 15, 1958.
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