Kuit Vaya, Arizona

Kuit Vaya, Arizona
Populated place
Kuit Vaya is located in Arizona
Kuit Vaya
Kuit Vaya
Location within the state of Arizona
Kuit Vaya is located in the United States
Kuit Vaya
Kuit Vaya
Kuit Vaya (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°40′42″N 111°40′51″W / 31.67833°N 111.68083°W / 31.67833; -111.68083
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Elevation
[1]
3,205 ft (977 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-39040
GNIS feature ID24487

Kuit Vaya is a populated place located within Fresnal Canyon, in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2][3] It has an estimated elevation of 3,205 feet (977 m) above sea level.[1] The name comes from the Tohono O'odham kui wahia, meaning "mesquite well".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Kuit Vaya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Kuit Vaya (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Hackenberg, Robert A.; Underhill, Ruth Murray; Xavier, Gwyneth H. (1974). Aboriginal land use and occupancy. Garland Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 9780806189147.
  4. ^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0806189147.