Picacho is a spanish word meaning "Peak". Due to the historic influence of spanish language in the southwest place names, there is more than one summit in New Mexico, United States named Picacho, Picacho Mountain, Picacho Peak, El Picacho, Cerro Picacho and variations. Some peaks have been entered in United States Geological Survey - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) with Picacho as the main name component and others as a variant name, such as Cookes Peak also known as Picacho de Mimbres.
"Picacho Peak" is redundant, as the spanish "Picacho" means "Peak". This is similar to Table Mesa, Cerrillos Hills, and Rio Grande river.
Summits
edit| Common name | Location | Elevation | Map Coordinates | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picacho Mountain | Doña Ana County, New Mexico | 4,954 ft (1,510 m) | 32°19′58″N 106°52′55″W / 32.3328699°N 106.8819521°W | [1] |
| Picacho Peak | Cibola County, New Mexico | 6,850 ft (2,090 m) | 35°07′13″N 107°29′48″W / 35.1203184°N 107.4967161°W | [2] |
| Picacho | Lincoln County, New Mexico | [3] | ||
| Picacho de Mimbres | Luna, New Mexico | 8,018 ft (2,444 m) | 32°32′13″N 107°43′52″W / 32.5370283°N 107.7311407°W | [4] |
| Cerrito Picacho | Sandoval County, New Mexico | 6,460 ft (1,970 m) | 35°15′10″N 106°31′18″W / 35.2529°N 106.5216°W | [5] |
| Cerro Picacho | Sandoval County, New Mexico | 8,100 ft (2,500 m) | 35°44′27″N 106°22′48″W / 35.7408716°N 106.3799331°W | [6] |
| Cerro Picacho | Taos County, New Mexico | 10,289 ft (3,136 m) | 36°06′54″N 105°26′04″W / 36.1150417°N 105.4345549°W | [7] |
| Picacho Peak | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | 8,577 ft (2,614 m) | 35°40′43″N 105°53′12″W / 35.67861°N 105.886542°W | [8] |
Populated Places
edit| Common name | Location | Map Coordinates | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picacho | Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 88007 | 32°19′29″N 105°08′42″W / 32.3248148°N 105.1449813°W | [9] |
| Picacho Hills | Dona Ana County, New Mexico | 32°18′50″N 106°52′20″W / 32.3138488°N 106.8722523°W | [10] |
| Picacho | Lincoln County, New Mexico, 88343 | 33°21′06″N 106°50′59″W / 33.3517592°N 106.8497287°W | [11] |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho Mountain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho Peak
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookes Peak
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cerrito Picacho
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cerro Picacho
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cerro Picacho
- ^ "Picacho Peak". beakbagger.com.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho Hills
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picacho