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Viewed from the city, Atalaya Mountain is framed by Sun Mountain to the right (south), Picacho Peak to the left (north), and Thompson Peak behind it. Atalaya Mountain is accessible by following the Atalaya Trail, [2] or via the Dale Ball Trails from the direction of Picacho Peak and trail marker number 36.
One from the direction of Picacho Peak directly to the summit of Atalaya Mountain, and another near the Wilderness Gate residential area, west of Wilderness Gate road. The Atalaya Trail branches into Hard Atalaya (TR 172), where a signpost directs hikers straight for "Steeper Route" or right for "Easier Route". Both routes connect higher up the ...
Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of 45 miles (72 km). The summit rises to 3,374 feet (1,028 m) above mean sea level.
Box Canyon, was known as Pecatch Pass, to Waterman L. Ormsby, who traveled westward through it on the first westbound stage of the Butterfield Overland Mail.This was a mistake of Picacho Pass, the name derived from the Picacho Mountain nearby to the south of the canyon as was the village of Picacho where Ormsby's coach changed horses at the Picacho Stage Station just south of the mouth of the ...
Picacho Mountain, also known as El Picacho and Picacho Peak, is a summit in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It rises to an elevation of 4,954 feet / 1,510 meters. [1]
Picacho village was the site of Picacho Station a stagecoach station of the 4th Division of the Butterfield Overland Mail from 1858 to 1861. Located in the village of Picacho, it was 6 miles west and north of Mesilla, New Mexico and 15 miles east of the Rough and Ready Station where the road passed through Picacho Pass then south to the station in the village.
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Picacho Peak Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area located on nearly 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of desert land in Imperial County, California, just west of the Arizona state line. The wilderness area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management .