Itak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] Itak means "point of mountain" in the O'odham language. European settlers had referred to this place as Rocky Point at least through the early part of the twentieth century. On September 8, 1939, the Office of Indian Affairs (now Bureau of Indian Affairs) petitioned the USGS to officially recognize the name of the location as Itak, as that was the name preferred by the local residents, and was more historical. On April 10, 1941, the Board on Geographic Names rendered its decision, officially naming the place Itak. It has an estimated elevation of 2,297 feet (700 m) above sea level.[1][nb 1]
Itak, Arizona | |
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  Itak Location within the state of Arizona  Itak Itak (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′41″N 112°00′25″W / 31.69472°N 112.00694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 2,297 ft (700 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24471 |
Notes
edit- ^ The detail information regarding the BGN decision may be found on the decision card link on the GNIS footnote.
References
edit- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Itak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Itak (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 28, 2016.