List of hillside letters in Arizona

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Arizona.^[1]^[2]^[3] There are at least 63 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly more. Arizona's most notable monograms are likely the pair of A's for Arizona State University and the University of Arizona that are a focus of their rivalry. Arizona also has a fictional monogram, the RS for Radiator Springs in the movie Cars.

Monogram	Town	Description	Location	Picture
A	Ajo		32°21′55″N 112°52′36″W / 32.3654°N 112.8766°W / 32.3654; -112.8766 (Ajo)	IMG_4695
A	Arivaca		31°35′20″N 111°20′21″W / 31.588991°N 111.339277°W / 31.588991; -111.339277 (Arivaca)
A	Tacna	Antelope Union High School	32°42′04″N 114°00′45″W / 32.7012°N 114.0125°W / 32.7012; -114.0125 (Antelope Union High School)
A	Tempe	Arizona State University, 1918 (N), 1925 (T), 1938 (A)	33°25′40″N 111°56′10″W / 33.4279°N 111.936°W / 33.4279; -111.936 (Arizona State University)
A	Tucson	Constructed on Sentinel Peak by University of Arizona students in 1916.	32°12′38″N 110°59′30″W / 32.2106°N 110.9917°W / 32.2106; -110.9917 (University of Arizona)
AF	Ash Fork		35°13′58″N 112°28′38″W / 35.2329°N 112.4773°W / 35.2329; -112.4773 (Ash Fork)
B	Bagdad		34°34′50″N 113°10′49″W / 34.5806°N 113.1802°W / 34.5806; -113.1802 (Bagdad)
B	Bisbee		31°26′39″N 109°54′39″W / 31.4442°N 109.9107°W / 31.4442; -109.9107 (Bisbee)
B	Bouse		33°56′30″N 113°59′42″W / 33.9418°N 113.9949°W / 33.9418; -113.9949 (Bouse)
B	Sanders	Sanders Middle School Braves	35°13′15″N 109°19′42″W / 35.2207°N 109.3283°W / 35.2207; -109.3283 (Sanders Middle School Braves)
CG	Casa Grande		32°49′40″N 111°43′16″W / 32.8277°N 111.7211°W / 32.8277; -111.7211 (Casa Grande)
C	Chinle		36°09′21″N 109°37′30″W / 36.15576°N 109.62497°W / 36.15576; -109.62497 (Chinle)
C	Chloride		35°25′08″N 114°11′19″W / 35.419°N 114.1885°W / 35.419; -114.1885 (Chloride)
C	Clarkdale		34°46′59″N 112°04′00″W / 34.7831°N 112.0666°W / 34.7831; -112.0666 (Clarkdale)
C	Clifton		33°02′37″N 109°18′00″W / 33.0435°N 109.3001°W / 33.0435; -109.3001 (Clifton)
C	Concho		34°28′31″N 109°35′44″W / 34.4753°N 109.5956°W / 34.4753; -109.5956 (Concho)
C	Coolidge		33°03′52″N 111°30′53″W / 33.0644°N 111.5146°W / 33.0644; -111.5146 (Coolidge)
C	Cottonwood		34°43′51″N 112°01′36″W / 34.7307°N 112.0268°W / 34.7307; -112.0268 (Cottonwood)
DILKON	Dilkon		35°23′01″N 110°19′24″W / 35.3835°N 110.3234°W / 35.3835; -110.3234 (Dilkon)
DS	Dolan Springs		35°35′03″N 114°17′09″W / 35.5843°N 114.2859°W / 35.5843; -114.2859 (Dolan Springs)
D	Douglas		31°20′48″N 109°28′40″W / 31.3467°N 109.4777°W / 31.3467; -109.4777 (Douglas)
D	Duncan		32°43′31″N 109°06′42″W / 32.7252°N 109.1116°W / 32.7252; -109.1116 (Duncan)
EF	Goodyear	Estrella Foothills High School	33°20′13″N 112°24′30″W / 33.3370124°N 112.4082473°W / 33.3370124; -112.4082473 (Estrella Foothills)
F	Florence		33°03′16″N 111°24′30″W / 33.0545°N 111.4082°W / 33.0545; -111.4082 (Florence)
T	Fort Thomas		33°04′13″N 109°56′43″W / 33.0702°N 109.9453°W / 33.0702; -109.9453 (Fort Thomas)
F	Fredonia		36°58′41″N 112°31′30″W / 36.9781°N 112.525°W / 36.9781; -112.525 (Fredonia)
G	Ganado		35°42′49″N 109°31′49″W / 35.7137°N 109.5303°W / 35.7137; -109.5303 (Ganado)
G	The Gap		36°19′10″N 111°27′50″W / 36.3195°N 111.464°W / 36.3195; -111.464 (The Gap)
G	Globe		33°23′40″N 110°47′24″W / 33.3944°N 110.7899°W / 33.3944; -110.7899 (Globe)
HALL	Springerville	Hall Trucking & Materials	34°06′17″N 109°14′27″W / 34.1047°N 109.2408°W / 34.1047; -109.2408 (Hall Ranch?)
H	Hayden	Hayden High School	32°59′36″N 110°46′26″W / 32.9934°N 110.774°W / 32.9934; -110.774 (Hayden High School)
H (no longer exists)	Holbrook		34°54′33″N 110°10′21″W / 34.9092°N 110.1726°W / 34.9092; -110.1726 (Holbrook)
J	Jerome		34°44′55″N 112°07′09″W / 34.7487°N 112.1192°W / 34.7487; -112.1192 (Jerome)
JC	Joseph City		34°57′55″N 110°19′04″W / 34.9654°N 110.3179°W / 34.9654; -110.3179 (Joseph City)
K	Kayenta		36°44′15″N 110°15′41″W / 36.7374°N 110.2613°W / 36.7374; -110.2613 (Kayenta)
K	Kingman		35°11′46″N 114°03′18″W / 35.1961°N 114.0549°W / 35.1961; -114.0549 (Kingman)
L	Laveen		33°20′45″N 112°09′55″W / 33.3458°N 112.1652°W / 33.3458; -112.1652 (Laveen)
M	Maricopa		33°08′44″N 112°01′09″W / 33.1455°N 112.0192°W / 33.1455; -112.0192 (Maricopa)
M	Mayer		34°23′52″N 112°14′18″W / 34.3979°N 112.2383°W / 34.3979; -112.2383 (Mayer) (uncertain location)
M	Miami		33°23′49″N 110°52′35″W / 33.397°N 110.8765°W / 33.397; -110.8765 (Miami)
M	Morenci		33°02′25″N 109°19′16″W / 33.0402°N 109.3211°W / 33.0402; -109.3211 (Morenci)
P	Page		36°52′53″N 111°29′26″W / 36.8815°N 111.4905°W / 36.8815; -111.4905 (Page)
P	Parker		34°07′24″N 114°13′18″W / 34.1234°N 114.2217°W / 34.1234; -114.2217 (Parker)
P	Prescott		34°32′28″N 112°25′44″W / 34.541°N 112.429°W / 34.541; -112.429 (Prescott)
<PHOENIX	Mesa		33°29′31″N 111°37′48″W / 33.492°N 111.63°W / 33.492; -111.63 (Mesa)
Q	Quartzsite		33°39′08″N 114°13′49″W / 33.6523°N 114.2303°W / 33.6523; -114.2303 (Quartzsite)
R	Kearny	Ray High School	33°03′00″N 110°55′53″W / 33.0499°N 110.9314°W / 33.0499; -110.9314 (Ray High School)
RV	Eagar	Round Valley High School	34°07′11″N 109°16′49″W / 34.1198°N 109.2803°W / 34.1198; -109.2803 (Round Valley High School)
S	Salome		33°45′55″N 113°33′27″W / 33.7653°N 113.5574°W / 33.7653; -113.5574 (Salome)
SD	Seba Dalkai		35°29′08″N 110°27′14″W / 35.4855°N 110.4538°W / 35.4855; -110.4538 (Seba Dalkai)
S	Seligman		35°22′06″N 112°53′56″W / 35.3683°N 112.8989°W / 35.3683; -112.8989 (Seligman)
S	Snowflake		34°31′29″N 110°05′18″W / 34.5246°N 110.08833°W / 34.5246; -110.08833 (Snowflake)
SJ	St. Johns		34°30′30″N 109°17′47″W / 34.5082°N 109.2965°W / 34.5082; -109.2965 (St. Johns)
S	Phoenix	Sunnyslope High School	33°34′26″N 112°04′36″W / 33.5739°N 112.0766°W / 33.5739; -112.0766 (Sunnyslope High School)
S	Superior		33°16′54″N 111°05′45″W / 33.2818°N 111.0958°W / 33.2818; -111.0958 (Superior)
T	Tempe		33°24′25″N 111°58′02″W / 33.407°N 111.9672°W / 33.407; -111.9672 (Tempe)
T	Phoenix	Thunderbird High School	33°36′54″N 112°05′47″W / 33.6151°N 112.0965°W / 33.6151; -112.0965 (Thunderbird High School)
T	Tombstone		31°43′10″N 110°04′25″W / 31.7194°N 110.0737°W / 31.7194; -110.0737 (Tombstone)
TEEC NOS POS	Teec Nos Pos		36°56′05″N 109°05′28″W / 36.9347°N 109.0911°W / 36.9347; -109.0911 (Teec Nos Pos)
V	Elfrida	Valley Union High School	31°41′52″N 109°34′17″W / 31.6979°N 109.5714°W / 31.6979; -109.5714 (Valley Union High School)
W	Wickenburg		33°58′52″N 112°43′09″W / 33.981°N 112.7192°W / 33.981; -112.7192 (Wickenburg)
W	Willcox		32°20′47″N 109°50′22″W / 32.3465°N 109.8395°W / 32.3465; -109.8395 (Willcox)
WR	Fort Defiance	Window Rock High School	35°43′34″N 109°04′27″W / 35.7262°N 109.0743°W / 35.7262; -109.0743 (Window Rock High School)
W	Woodruff		34°47′48″N 110°02′32″W / 34.7967°N 110.0421°W / 34.7967; -110.0421 (Woodruff)
Y	Yarnell		34°13′18″N 112°44′29″W / 34.2218°N 112.7414°W / 34.2218; -112.7414 (Yarnell)

References

^ Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
^ Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-08-09
^ Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

External links

Mountain Monograms, a website explaining the origins and with an incomplete list and pictures
Hillside Letters, a companion website to a book on the subject
Letters on Hills, a category on waymarking.com for geocachers

[corning-1] Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.

[rocha-2] Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-08-09

[parsons-3] Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

[1]

[2]

[3]