Welcome to Sombrero Butte ...

Sombrero Butte is located in Pinal County<1>.

The location of Sombrero Butte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sombrero Butte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Sombrero Butte is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sombrero Butte is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sombrero Butte lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Sombrero Butte ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sombrero Butte.

• Mammoth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <4>
• North Mammoth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
  • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
• Klondyke ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
  • Klondyke is located in Graham County
• San Manuel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
  • San Manuel is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Manuel <4>
• Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
  • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
• Oracle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oracle
  • Oracle is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oracle <4>
• Dudleyville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County
• Winkelman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkelman
  • Winkelman is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winkelman <4>
• Mount Lemmon
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
  • Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <4>
• Summerhaven
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
  • Summerhaven is located in Pima County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sombrero Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sombrero Butte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sombrero Butte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sombrero Butte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sombrero Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Sombrero Butte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sombrero Butte ...

Looking for more information about Sombrero Butte? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sombrero Butte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sombrero Butte.

Adding Sombrero Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sombrero Butte in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sombrero Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sombrero Butte post office opened in 1919.

We also found Sombrero Butte on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sombrero Butte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sombrero Butte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/