Sikul Himatk in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Quijotoa

Photographed by Harold Colson, April 6, 2014

1. Quijotoa Marker

Inscription.
This is a Papago word meaning, mountain shaped like a carrying basket.

Discovery of a pocket of gold and silver ore led to a fabulous boom development here in 1883.

The desert has reclaimed the original site and its suburbs of Logan City, New Virginia, Brooklyn and Allen City. The mine was a complete failure—a tiny pocket of riches on the mountain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 32° 8.101′ N, 112° 5.614′ W. Marker is in Sikul Himatk, Arizona, in Pima County. It is on Tucson Ajo Highway (State Highway 86) near Indian Route 32, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on State Highway 86 within the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sells AZ 85634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the Tucson Metro Metropolitan Area,

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Also see . . . Quijotoa, AZ. "A fire destroyed much of the town in 1889 and today, nothing remains." (Submitted on April 11, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida.)

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Photographed by Harold Colson, April 6, 2014

2. View approaching westbound

Highway signs 1/4 mile away (east and west) announce the marker.

Photographed by Flexible Fotography, April 10, 2024

3. Quijotoa Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,234 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2014, by Harold Colson of San Diego, California. 3. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Flexible Fotography of San Diego, California. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.