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Picacho Peak State Park |
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Picacho Peak State Park Location: Off I-10, exit 219; 60 miles south of Phoenix and 40 miles north of Tucson. Facilities: 100 campsites, electric and non-electric hookups, showers, restrooms, group-use area (by reservation), picnic area, trails, historical markers, playground (é). Activities: Camping, hiking, wildlife viewing. Special Features: Used as a landmark by travelers for centuries, Picacho Peak stands 1,500 feet above the desert floor. The most significant Civil War battle in Arizona took place near Picacho Peak in April of 1862, when an advance detachment of Union forces from California attacked a Confederate scouting party. The battle is reenacted here each year. Address: PO Box 275 Picacho, AZ 85241 Phone: 520-466-3183; Web: www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/picacho.html Size: 3,502 acres. Elevation: 2,000 feet. See other parks in Arizona. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | For history buffs, if you find yourself making the two-hour drive to Tucson to catch a Dodgers road game against the Colorado Rockies or Arizona Diamondbacks, you will come upon Picacho Peak, a particularly gorgeous rock formation that somehow became the site of a famous Civil War battle April 15, 1862. Besides the Grand Canyon, there''s also the Grand Canyon Caves, Havasu Canyon, Sedona Oak Creek Canyon, Salt River Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, Lake Powell, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, Superstition Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Monument Valley, Chiricahau National Monument, Picacho Peak State Park, and the banks of the Colorado River. USCorp is organizing its resources and strengthening its infrastructure to support the permitting and growth that is anticipated through development of our primary property, the Twin Peaks Mine, and our recently acquired property in the Picacho Peak region of Imperial County, California. |
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