Picacho Peak State Park

Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho Peak and surroundings
Map showing the location of Picacho Peak State Park
Map showing the location of Picacho Peak State Park
Location in Arizona
Map showing the location of Picacho Peak State Park
Map showing the location of Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho Peak State Park (the United States)
LocationPinal, Arizona, United States
Coordinates32°37′52″N 111°24′56″W / 32.63111°N 111.41556°W / 32.63111; -111.41556
Area3,747 acres (15.16 km2)
Elevation2,000 ft (610 m)
Established1965
Visitors95,537 (in 2022)[1]
Governing bodyArizona State Parks
Picacho Pass Skirmish Site--Overland Mail Co. Stage Station at Picacho Pass
Battle of Picacho Pass Monument
Picacho Peak State Park is located in Arizona
Picacho Peak State Park
Nearest cityPicacho, Arizona
Area774 acres (313 ha)
Built1858
NRHP reference No.02001384[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2002

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. 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.

  1. ^ "Monthly State Parks Visitation Report" (PDF). Arizona Office of Tourism. December 2022.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.