White Picacho

White Picacho is a summit with an elevation of 4,285 feet (1,306 m) in the Hieroglyphic Mountains in Yavapai County, Arizona.[2]

White Picacho
Highest point
Elevation4,285 ft (1,306 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence323 ft (98 m)[1]
Coordinates33°58′20″N 112°30′37″W[2]
Geography
LocationYavapai County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeHieroglyphic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Red Picacho

The White Picacho pegmatite district is a historic mining district located in southern Yavapai and northern Maricopa counties. The mines of the district are located to the southwest of White Picacho and adjacent Red Picacho peaks some seven miles east of Wickenburg.[3][4] The district is noted for production of niobium, feldspar, tantalum, tungsten, beryllium, mica, bismuth, lithium, lead, gold, zinc, vanadium, molybdenum and rare-earth elements.[5]

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