Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial
Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Jeffords Peak stands 1,431 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Trail Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
Only battle of the Civil War fought in Arizona Territory
What the record says
- Inscription
- Battle at Picacho 4/15/1862
How to reach it
140 named places within 25 miles
- Picacho Peak: 0.7 mi
- Newman Peak: 5.1 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: 11.2 mi
- Southwest Gas Site Mini Park: 11.5 mi
- Veterans Heritage Park: 11.6 mi
- Mormon Trail Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Gobea: 7.1 mi
- Sasco Hotel: 7.8 mi
- Sasco: 8.0 mi
- Medal Of Honor Monument: 11.6 mi
- Cowboy and Cowgirl Dancing Wood Artwork: 11.4 mi
- Horse Wood Artwork: 11.4 mi
- Cowgirl Wood Artwork: 11.4 mi
- Pinal Martial Arts Mural: 11.5 mi
- Eloy Chamber Of Commerce Mural: 11.5 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park: 0.2 mi
- Simpson Farm: 12.9 mi
- Marana Cottonwoods: 13.7 mi
- Los Robles Wash: 15.3 mi
- Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment: 18.8 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 1.5 mi
- Bell AH1 Cobra Michelle: 15.9 mi
- Cochie Spring: 20.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.8 mi
- Bass Spring: 21.4 mi
- Eloy Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Center Garden: 11.6 mi
- Sasco: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffords Peak | ESE 111° | 1,431 m | 22.4 mi |
| Newman Peak | N 0° | 1,368 m | 5.1 mi |
| Tortilla | ESE 102° | 1,302 m | 21.1 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | SSW 198° | 1,301 m | 17.2 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4714402277
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