Las Guijas is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,451 feet (1,052 m) above sea level.[1] The name, as with the nearby mountains of the same name, comes from 19th century Spanish miners referring to las guijas for "the rubble" as the placer gold they were working occurred in the gravels or conglomerates along the stream valleys and gulches draining the range.[3]

Las Guijas, Arizona
Populated place
Las Guijas Location within the state of Arizona Show map of Arizona Las Guijas Las Guijas (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 111°22′55″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Pima
Elevation [1]	3,451 ft (1,052 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)	520
FIPS code	04-40310
GNIS feature ID	5892

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