Pico may refer to:

Places

The Moon

Mons Pico Mons Pico is a solitary Moon, lunar mountain that lies in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin, to the south of the dark-floored crater Plato (crater), Plato and on the southern rim of a Palimpsest (planetary astronomy), ghost crater. This ...

, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin

Portugal

* Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of

Vila Verde Vila Verde () is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 46,446,

Pico da Pedra Pico da Pedra ( pt, pyramidal peak, peak of the rock (geology), rock) is a freguesia, civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande (Azores), Ribeira Grande in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,90 ...

, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores *

Pico Island Pico Island (''Ilha do Pico,'' ) is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid ...

, the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago *

Mount Pico Mount Pico ( pt, Montanha do Pico) is a currently quiescent stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, at above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mount ...

(Montanha do Pico), the distinctive stratovolcano that stands on the island of Pico *

Pico da Vara Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and principal special protection of the Nature Reserve of Pico da Vara. The area around the mountain includes the largest remaining sta ...

, the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores

United States

M. Pico Building The M. Pico Building, built in 1915 on the site of a wooden lodge hall that had burned down, is an historic 2-story redbrick building located on the corner of Monroe and Main streets, N.W., across the street from the Lafayette County Courthouse in ...

, a building in Lafayette County, Florida *

PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) The PICO Building, also known as the PICO Hotel, is an historic 2-story redbrick building located at 209 North Oak Avenue, corner of West Commercial Street, in Sanford, Florida. Built during 1886-1887 for Henry B. Plant of Plant Investment Co. ...

Camp Pico Blanco Camp Pico Blanco is an inactive camp of (originally ) in the interior region of Big Sur in Central California. It is operated by the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, of the Boy Scouts of America, a new council formed as a result of a merger ...

, a summer camp in Monterey County, California *

Pico Mountain Pico Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located in Killington, Vermont, United States. Established in 1937, it was one of the first commercial ski resorts in the state. The base of the resort is located on the northwest side of Pico Peak on U.S. ...

, a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont *

Pico Boulevard Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribei ...

, a major street in Los Angeles, California *

Pico-Union, Los Angeles Pico-Union is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. The name "Pico-Union" refers to the neighborhood that surrounds the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Union Avenue. Located immediately west of Downtown Los Angeles, it is home ...

, a neighborhood in Los Angeles * Pico, California, an unincorporated community now part of

Pico Rivera, California Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the ...

Elsewhere

General Pico General Pico is a city located in the northeast of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It is located at above sea level and inside the region of the ''Pampa Húmeda Llana'' (Flat-Humid Pampas). It has a surface area of . With a population of 53,352 ...

, a city in the Province of La Pampa, Argentina *

Pico da Neblina Pico da Neblina (, literally translatable to ''Mist Peak'') is the highest peak in Brazil, above sea level, in the Serra da Neblina, part of the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil-Venezuela border. As determine ...

, a mountain in the State of Amazonas, Brazil *

Pico de Orizaba Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl = star, and = mountain), is an inactive stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America, after Denali of Alaska in the United States and Mount Loga ...

, a volcano on the borders of Puebla State and Veracruz State, Mexico *

Pico do Fogo Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde and West Africa, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent ...

, a volcano on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde *

Pico, Lazio Pico is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is bounded by other comunes of San Giovanni Incarico, Campodimele, Pontecorvo, Pastena and Lenola. It is part of the Comunità Montana ''Mont ...

, a ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone, Italy *

Pico Paraná Pico Paraná is the highest mountain in the Brazilian state of Paraná and in all Southern Brazil. It is composed of granite and gneiss. It was discovered by German explorer Reinhard Maack. Although this area has been previously inhabited by i ...

, a mountain in the State of Paraná, Brazil * Río Pico, Chubut, a village in the Province of Chubut, Argentina

People

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (24 February 1463 – 17 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when, at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, ...

(1463–1494), Italian philosopher *

Pío Pico Don Pío de Jesús Pico (May 5, 1801 – September 11, 1894) was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of California (present-day U.S. state of California) under Mexican rule. A member of ...

(1801–1894), Mexican politician *

Andrés Pico Andrés Pico (November 18, 1810 – February 14, 1876) was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican–American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Calif ...

(1810–1876), Mexican general *

Salomon Pico Salomon may refer to: People * Salomon (given name) * Salomon (surname) Companies * Salomon Brothers, a former investment bank, now a part of Citigroup * Salomon Group, a company manufacturing sporting equipment (which was a part of Adidas-Salom ...

(1821–1860), Mexican soldier, Californio Bandit *

Pico Iyer Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer (born 11 February 1957), known as Pico Iyer, is a British-born essayist and novelist known chiefly for his travel writing. He is the author of numerous books on crossing cultures including ''Video Night in Kathmandu ...

(born 1957), British writer *

Jeff Pico Jeffrey Mark Pico (born February 12, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs. Early life Pico was born in Antioch, California, and attended Antioch High School. His teamm ...

(born 1966), American baseball player *

Sol Picó Sol Picó Monllor (born 1967) is a Spanish dancer and choreographer. She has studied , ballet, and contemporary dance, and combines different techniques and languages in her productions in a groundbreaking way. In 1993 she created the Sol Picó Co ...

(born 1967), Spanish dancer and choreographer *

Anderson Pico Anderson da Silveira Ribeiro (born November 4, 1988), commonly known as Anderson Pico, is a Brazilian wingback and full back who plays for Cruzeiro-RS. Playing career Anderson Pico's main position is at left-back but he can also switch to ri ...

(born 1988), Brazilian football player *

Pico (footballer) Juan Jesús Piñero Bolarín (born 13 July 1988), known as Pico, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Pulpileño as a forward. Football career Born in Mula, Region of Murcia, Pico was a product of local Real Murcia's youth system. On 17 ...

(born 1988), Spanish footballer *

Aaron Pico Aaron Pico (born September 23, 1996) is an American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the featherweight division of Bellator MMA. As a freestyle wrestler, Pico competed at 65 kilograms, where he placed ...

(born 1996), mixed martial artist, wrestler * Andres G. Pico, American politician

Fictional characters

* Pico, a character created by Tom Fulp that debuted in the Newgrounds Flash game ''

Pico's School ''Pico's School'' is a 1999 Flash game developed by Tom Fulp for his website Newgrounds. At the time of its release, it was "one of the most sophisticated" browser games, exhibiting "a complexity of design and polish in presentation that asvirtua ...

'', also featured in ''

Friday Night Funkin' ''Friday Night Funkin (stylized as FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' and often abbreviated to ''FNF'') is an open-source donationware rhythm game first released in 2020 for a game jam. The game was developed by a team of four Newgrounds users, Cameron "nin ...

'' * Pico, a character created by American comedy duo

The Jerky Boys The Jerky Boys are an American comedy act from Queens, New York City, New York, whose routine consists of prank telephone calls and other related skits. The duo was founded in 1989 by childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed. After Ahme ...

* Pico de Paperis, an Italian name for

Ludwig Von Drake Professor Ludwig Von Drake is a cartoon character created in 1961 by The Walt Disney Company. He is the paternal uncle of Donald Duck. He was first introduced as the presenter (and singer of " The Spectrum Song") in the cartoon ''An Adventure in ...

, a character in the American ''Walt Disney'' cartoon series * Pico, the eponymous character of the hentai anime ''

Boku no Pico is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) hentai series produced by Natural High. Described as "the world's first shotacon anime" by its producer, it was primarily marketed to a male audience. The series consists of three episodes and a ...

Science and medicine

pico- A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the unit. All metric prefixes used today are decadic. Each prefix has a unique symbol that is prepended to any unit symbol. The pre ...

, a metric prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻¹² *

PICO Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeir ...

dark matter experiment *

PICO process The PICO process (or framework) is a mnemonic used in evidence-based practice (and specifically evidence-based medicine) to frame and answer a clinical or health care related question, though it is also argued that PICO "can be used universally fo ...

, a medical technique to frame and answer a clinical question

Computing and electronics

Pico (text editor) Pico (Pine composer) is a text editor for Unix and Unix-like computer systems. It is integrated with the Pine and Alpine email clients, which were initially designed by the Office of Computing and Communications at the University of Washington. ...

, a simple text editor *

Pico (programming language) Pico is a programming language developed at the Software Languages Lab at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The language was created to introduce the essentials of programming to non-computer science students. Pico can be seen as an effort to generat ...

, developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel *

Pico (supercomputer) PICO is an Intel Cluster installed in the data center of Cineca. PICO is intended to enable new "BigData" classes of applications, related to the management and processing of large quantities of data, coming both from simulations and experiments ...

, an IBM supercomputer *

Sega Pico The Sega Pico, also known as is an educational video game console by Sega Toys. Marketed as "edutainment", the main focus of the Pico was educational video games for children between 3 and 7 years old. The Pico was released in June 1993 in Japa ...

, a video game system designed for young children * Pico-8, a fantasy console and friendly game-making software * Pico projector, a

handheld projector A handheld projector (also known as a pocket projector, mobile projector, pico projector or mini beamer) is an image projector in a handheld device. It was developed as a computer display device for compact portable devices such as mobile ph ...

Raspberry Pi Pico Raspberry Pi () is a series of small single-board computers (SBCs) developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in association with Broadcom. The Raspberry Pi project originally leaned towards the promotion of teaching basic c ...

, a microcontroller

Other uses

* Beretta Pico, a small, semi-automatic pistol manufactured in the United States by Beretta *

Laser Pico The Laser Pico dinghy is a small sailboat designed by Jo Richards in the mid-1990s and used primarily for training and day sailing. It can be crewed by one or two children or an adult. Current models come equipped with both a mainsail and a jib, t ...

, a small sailing dinghy *

Pico de gallo ''Pico de gallo'' (, ), also called ''salsa fresca'' ('fresh sauce'), ''salsa bandera'' ('flag sauce'), and ''salsa cruda'' ('raw sauce'), is a type of salsa commonly used in Mexican cuisine. It is traditionally made from chopped tomato, onio ...

, a salsa made from fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers *

PICO National Network Faith in Action, formerly known as PICO National Network, is a national network of faith-based community organizations in the United States. The organization is headquartered in Oakland, California, with additional offices in San Diego and Washi ...

, a U.S. religious training organization *

Island Trees School District v. Pico ''Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico'', 457 U.S. 853 (1982), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court split on the First Amendment issue of local school boards removing library books from junior ...

, a U.S. legal case *

Pico (mango) The Pico mango (also spelled piko), also known as padero, is a variety of mango from the Philippines. Along with the Carabao mango, it is among the most commonly commercially cultivated mango cultivar in the Philippines. Pico mangoes are ch ...

, a mango cultivar from the Philippines