Ghost town · California
Picacho
Picacho is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Mohave Peak stands 840 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 1930's Colorado River Work Boat, a attraction 0.3 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
ghost town in Imperial County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates33.02306, -114.61111
122 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 41
- Picacho State Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 5.4 mi
- Cox Field: 14.9 mi
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 14.9 mi
- Halo Street Park: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 29
- Rojo Grande: 0.5 mi
- Little Picacho Peak: 3.8 mi
- Picacho Peak: 4.6 mi
- Pebble Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Dragon's Nest: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 14
- 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 0.3 mi
- Upper Mill Site: 0.5 mi
- Lower Mill: 0.6 mi
- Valley of the Names: 10.9 mi
- Tumco: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Cloud Museum: 15.6 mi
- Military Tanks and Ground Artillery Display: 18.6 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 20.5 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 20.5 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Jail: 0.3 mi
- Riley's Store: 0.5 mi
- windmill water pump: 1.5 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 19.5 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Castle Dome Landing: 9.4 mi
- Clip: 11.8 mi
- Hedges: 16.2 mi
- Colorado City: 20.3 mi
- Gila City: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Carrizo Spring: 4.5 mi
- Arrowweed Spring: 14.2 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 14.4 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 15.1 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Playa Linda: 20.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 20.2 mi
- Yuma Beach: 20.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Whitley Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Bear Canyon Falls: 3.5 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picacho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Peak | NNE 21° | 840 m | 18.8 mi |
| Needles Eye | N 9° | 755 m | 18.0 mi |
| Quartz Peak | WNW 290° | 664 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Barrow | WNW 294° | 659 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 280° | 646 m | 12.8 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | WNW 289° | 643 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stud Mountain | SW 216° | 611 m | 14.1 mi |
| Trip Mountain | NE 35° | 579 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 15:59 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 18 mi away.
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