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Picacho Mountain, Picacho Arizona
Picacho may refer to: ;Mexico * Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí *Picacho del Diablo, Baja California ;Panama * Picacho Mountain ;United States * Picacho, California **Picacho State Recreation Area * Little Picacho Wilderness, California *Picacho, Arizona *Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona **Battle of Picacho Pass *Picacho, New Mexico Picacho is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 70, east of Ruidoso. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 88343, which opened on June 11, 1891. Climate ... ;Venezuela * Picacho de El Volcán, Miranda See also * Pikachu (other) * El Picacho (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa De Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí
Villa de Hidalgo (also, Villa Hidalgo, Picacho, and Iturbide) is a village in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References * Populated places in San Luis Potosí {{SanLuisPotosí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho Del Diablo
('Devil's Peak') is the highest peak on the Baja California peninsula, measuring . It is alternately called , meaning 'Hill of the Enchanted' or 'Hill of the Bewitched'. The peak is located in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a part of the Peninsular Ranges in the Mexican state of Baja California. Climate The peak has either a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (''Csc'') or a Mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate (''Dsc'')in the Köppen climate classification depending whether the threshold for those climates is considered 0°C or -3°C . See also * List of mountains in Mexico * Mountain peaks of North America * List of Ultras of Mexico References Mountain peaks of Ensenada Municipality Mountains of Baja California • In typography, a bullet or bullet point, , is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example: *Point 1 *Point 2 *Point 3 The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho Mountain
Picacho Mountain ( es, Cerro Picacho) is a mountain located on the western side of the Province of Panama in the district of San Carlos. At the base of the peak there is a green lagoon named "Laguna de San Carlos" and the private mountain development Altos del Maria. References * National Geographical Institution “Tommy Guardia" Mountains of Panama {{PanamáPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho, California
Picacho (Spanish for "Big Peak") is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the Colorado River south-southeast of Palo Verde, at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). Picacho, now a ghost town, was an early mining town on the Colorado River. It was named ''Picacho'', Spanish for "big peak", after a nearby mountain of the same name. The original townsite itself is beneath Imperial Reservoir, but remains of some of the ore mills are above the lake level. The area is within Picacho State Recreation Area. The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #193. History Spaniards probably mined placer gold in the area as early as 1780. The area became very active when prospector Jose Maria Mendivil discovered gold veins in the nearby hills in the early 1860s. Prospectors originally used the dry placering method because the scarcity of water did not permit regular gold panning methods. Dry placering consisted of shoveling sand and gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho State Recreation Area
Picacho State Recreation Area is a camping, boating, and general recreation area located on a 9-mile stretch of the lower Colorado river at the site of Picacho, a defunct gold mining town. Picacho is a popular wintertime/springtime destination for boating, fishing, hiking and camping. This remote park is located in the far southeastern corner of California and includes 54 campsites, 3 boat launches, and 5 river camps. Favorite activities at the park include stargazing, and bird and wildlife viewing (including the famous desert resident, the Bighorn sheep). The mining town of Picacho sat on this spot in the early 1900s. The remains of a stamp mill that was used to crush the gold ore during mining operations is a popular hiking destination. This section of the Colorado River is a popular stopover for migratory waterfowl - ducks, geese, ibis and cormorants - usually seen by the thousands in spring and fall. Other waterfowl are found here year round. Proposed for closure Picach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Picacho Wilderness
The Little Picacho Wilderness is a wilderness area under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is found in a southeast extension of the Chocolate Mountains adjacent to the Colorado River, in the southeastern part of California. It should not be confused with the Picacho Peak Wilderness which is located to the northeast. At elevations ranging from , the wilderness is home to the Picacho wild horse, which roams the northwestern part of the wilderness. The wilderness provides habitat for wild burro, desert tortoise, spotted bat and desert bighorn sheep. The Little Picacho Wilderness is one of a number of federally protected areas located north of Yuma, Arizona and south of Blythe, California in the Lower Colorado River Valley. See also * Little Picacho Wilderness flora * Chocolate Mountains The Chocolate Mountains of California are located in Imperial and Riverside counties in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. The mountains stretch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho, Arizona
Picacho () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 471 at the 2010 census. Picacho is located near Interstate 10, southeast of Eloy and northwest of Picacho Peak State Park. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 85241, which opened in 1881. The community's name is Spanish for "peak" and is derived from the Picacho Mountains. Picacho has a ZIP Code of 85241; in 2000, the population of the 85241 ZCTA was 521. By late 2012, parts of Picacho were to be removed under Arizona eminent domain Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (India, Malaysia, Singapore), compulsory purchase/acquisition (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Austr ... law on account of Interstate 10 expansion. Demographics In 2010 Picacho had a population of 471. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% Hisp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho Peak State Park
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 . The summit rises to above mean sea level. Though appearing to be the remnant of a volcanic neck, it is now believed to be a tilted and eroded piece of rock overlain by a lava flow. Name The place name ''Picacho Peak'' is etymologically redundant: ''picacho'' means 'peak' in Spanish. In 1775 the peak was referred to as ''Cerro de Taca'' 'Taca Hill' by Father Francisco Garcés, using the Oʼodham name ''Tcacca'' or ''Taceo''. It was also called ''Picacho del Tucson'' 'Tucson Peak' in the past. Description The park is celebrated for wildflowers that appear mid-February to early April following good winter rain. Though set next to an interstate highway, the park's west face possesses an unspoiled Sonoran Desert setting. A small flat space o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Picacho Pass
The Battle of Picacho Pass, also known as the Battle of Picacho Peak, was an engagement of the American Civil War on April 15, 1862. The action occurred around Picacho Peak, northwest of Tucson, Arizona. It was fought between a Union cavalry patrol from California and a party of Confederate pickets from Tucson, and marks the westernmost battle of the American Civil War involving fatalities (though a skirmish known as the Battle of Stanwix Station was 40 miles further west and 80 miles from the California border in the direction of Fort Yuma). Background After a Confederate force of about 120 cavalrymen arrived at Tucson from Texas on February 28, 1862, they proclaimed Tucson the capital of the western district of the Confederate Arizona Territory, which comprised what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. Mesilla, near Las Cruces, was declared the territorial capital and seat of the eastern district of the territory. The property of Tucson Unionists was confis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho, New Mexico
Picacho is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 70, east of Ruidoso. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 88343, which opened on June 11, 1891. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picacho has a cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ..., abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was on June 26–27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 3, 2011. References Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, New Mexico Unincorporated communities in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho De El Volcán
Picacho may refer to: ;Mexico *Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí *Picacho del Diablo, Baja California ;Panama *Picacho Mountain ;United States *Picacho, California **Picacho State Recreation Area *Little Picacho Wilderness, California *Picacho, Arizona *Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona **Battle of Picacho Pass *Picacho, New Mexico Picacho is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 70, east of Ruidoso. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 88343, which opened on June 11, 1891. Climate ... ;Venezuela * Picacho de El Volcán, Miranda See also * Pikachu (other) * El Picacho (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikachu (other)
Pikachu is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the ''Pokémon'' media franchise, as well as its mascot. Pikachu may also refer to: Entertainment * Pokémon Pikachu, a series of portable Pokémon digital pets *Pokémon Yellow, also known as Pikachu edition, a first-generation Pokémon game * Detective Pikachu, a 2016 video game * ''Detective Pikachu'', a 2019 film directed by Rob Letterman based on the video game * Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, a remake of the first-generation Pokémon games *"Pikachu", a song by Oliver Heldens *"Pikachu (No Keys)", the original name for the song " Yes Indeed" by Lil Baby and Drake *"Pikachu", a song by Yung Lean from '' Starz'' *"PIKACHU", a song by the Kid LAROI from ''F*ck Love'' Other uses * ''Pikachu'' (sculpture), a sculpture installed in Lower Garden District, New Orleans * Pikachu virus, a computer virus * Yago Pikachu (born 1992), Brazilian footballer * MC Pikachu (born 1999), Brazilian singer See also * * Detective Pikachu ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
