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White Picacho

White Picacho, seen from above at true elevation

White Picacho rises to 1,306 m in Arizona. Lane Mountain stands 2,195 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Picacho, a peak 0.7 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 28 miles off.

About

The story

White Picacho is a summit with an elevation of 4,285 feet (1,306 m) in the Hieroglyphic Mountains in Yavapai County, Arizona. The White Picacho pegmatite district is a historic mining district located in southern Yavapai and northern Maricopa counties. The mines of the district are located to the southwest of White Picacho and adjacent Red Picacho peaks some seven miles east of Wickenburg. The district is noted for production of niobium, feldspar, tantalum, tungsten, beryllium, mica, bismuth, lithium, lead, gold, zinc, vanadium, molybdenum and rare-earth elements.

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Wikidata Q22058691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1306 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.97199, -112.51020
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Picacho: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Pechan: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Vernon: 2.0 mi
  • Evans Butte: 4.5 mi
  • Black Butte: 4.7 mi
Springs
  • J L Bar Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Rincon Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Saint Anthony Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Whipsaw Spring: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Constellation Park: 11.5 mi
  • Duncan Park: 11.6 mi
  • Wishing Well Park: 12.5 mi
  • Boetto Park: 12.6 mi
  • Stone Park: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 18
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
  • Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 13.3 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Vulture Arch: 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of White Picacho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lane MountainNE 41°2,195 m16.6 mi
Watson PeakNE 41°2,183 m16.6 mi
Wasson PeakNNE 33°2,166 m17.5 mi
Silver MountainNNE 28°1,866 m12.4 mi
Malpais HillNE 54°1,715 m15.4 mi
Rich HillNW 320°1,629 m18.0 mi
Wades ButteNNW 343°1,626 m13.5 mi
Round MountainNNW 332°1,601 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0918:42
June solstice05:2019:0819:45
September equinox06:1917:5518:28
December solstice07:3216:4717:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697786919185756455
Precip in2.02.11.60.40.20.11.32.31.10.90.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle HOT Springs, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359253481

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