BABOQUIVARI PEAK WILDERNESS

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The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It is the smallest such designated wilderness in the state of Arizona, and currently has a total area of 2,040 acres. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation lies to the west.
'Baboquivari Peak', near the border with Mexico, is the legendary home of I'itoi, a creator god of the Pima. This mountain is regarded by the O’odham nation as the navel of the world -— a place where the earth opened and the people emerged.
Baboquivari Mountain is also sometimes referred to as I’Itoi Mountain. In the native O'odham language, it is referred to as 'Waw Kiwulik', meaning "narrow about the middle".