Picacho State Recreation Area
Picacho State Recreation Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 85 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. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 85 m
What to expect
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 5.4 mi
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 6.3 mi
- Cox Field: 14.8 mi
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 14.9 mi
- Halo Street Park: 15.1 mi
- Rojo Grande: 0.6 mi
- Little Picacho Peak: 4.0 mi
- Picacho Peak: 4.2 mi
- Pebble Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Dragon's Nest: 12.2 mi
- 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 0.3 mi
- Upper Mill Site: 0.8 mi
- Lower Mill: 0.9 mi
- Valley of the Names: 10.5 mi
- Tumco: 15.7 mi
- Riley's Store: 0.4 mi
- Jail: 0.6 mi
- windmill water pump: 1.4 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 19.2 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 20.2 mi
- Picacho: 0.4 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 9.5 mi
- Clip: 12.0 mi
- Hedges: 15.8 mi
- Colorado City: 20.0 mi
- Cloud Museum: 15.4 mi
- Military Tanks and Ground Artillery Display: 18.6 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 20.2 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 20.2 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 20.3 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 4.3 mi
- Arrowweed Spring: 14.3 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 14.5 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 15.0 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 22.3 mi
- Playa Linda: 19.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.9 mi
- Yuma Beach: 20.1 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 3.2 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 4.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picacho State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Peak | NNE 22° | 840 m | 19.2 mi |
| Needles Eye | N 10° | 755 m | 18.3 mi |
| Quartz Peak | WNW 292° | 664 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Barrow | WNW 295° | 659 m | 21.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 281° | 646 m | 12.6 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | WNW 291° | 643 m | 12.8 mi |
| Stud Mountain | SW 215° | 611 m | 13.7 mi |
| Trip Mountain | NE 35° | 579 m | 17.2 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.
- Brittlebush23 obs
- Creosote Bush20 obs
- Notch-leaf Scorpionweed17 obs
- desert ironwood16 obs
- desert fivespot13 obs
- Arizona lupine13 obs
- Desert Sunflower13 obs
- western honey mesquite12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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