Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center
Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 575 m. Jeffords Peak stands 1,431 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
state park in Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Dates from 1965.
Wikidata Q6629785, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
140 named places within 25 miles
- Picacho Peak: 0.8 mi
- Newman Peak: 5.0 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 8.6 mi
- Pan Quemado: 8.9 mi
- Samaniego Hills: 9.5 mi
- Mormon Trail Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Red Rock Village Park: 6.6 mi
- Jones Park: 11.1 mi
- Southwest Gas Site Mini Park: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Heritage Park: 11.6 mi
- Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mormon Trail Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Gobea: 7.1 mi
- Sasco Hotel: 7.8 mi
- Sasco: 8.0 mi
- Cowboy and Cowgirl Dancing Wood Artwork: 11.3 mi
- Horse Wood Artwork: 11.3 mi
- Cowgirl Wood Artwork: 11.3 mi
- Pinal Martial Arts Mural: 11.4 mi
- Eloy Chamber Of Commerce Mural: 11.4 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park: 0.1 mi
- Simpson Farm: 12.9 mi
- Marana Cottonwoods: 13.8 mi
- Los Robles Wash: 15.4 mi
- Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment: 18.9 mi
- Cochie Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.9 mi
- Bass Spring: 21.5 mi
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 1.6 mi
- Bell AH1 Cobra Michelle: 16.0 mi
- Eloy Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Center Garden: 11.5 mi
- Sasco: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffords Peak | ESE 111° | 1,431 m | 22.5 mi |
| Newman Peak | N 1° | 1,368 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tortilla | ESE 102° | 1,302 m | 21.2 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | SSW 198° | 1,301 m | 17.3 mi |
| Coyote Peak | ENE 57° | 1,208 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ragged Top | SSW 201° | 1,191 m | 14.5 mi |
| Confidence Peak | SSW 203° | 1,139 m | 17.4 mi |
| Waterman Peak | SSW 192° | 1,139 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho 8 SE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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