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Picacho (Spanish for "Big Peak") is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona), California, California Historical Landmark, California Historical Landmarks in Imperial County, Colorado River, Ghost town, Gold, Gold mining, Gold panning, Imperial County, California, Imperial Dam, Imperial Reservoir, List of ghost towns in California, Paddle wheel, Palo Verde, California, Picacho State Recreation Area, Placer deposit, Spanish language, Steamboats of the Colorado River, Unincorporated area, United States, Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924 film), Zane Grey.

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Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona)

Arizona City or Arizona is the name of the original settlement at the Yuma Crossing, in what is now Yuma, Arizona, United States.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California Historical Landmark

A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance. Picacho, California and California Historical Landmark are California Historical Landmarks.

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California Historical Landmarks in Imperial County

List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within Imperial County, Southern California.

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Colorado River

The Colorado River (Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.

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Ghost town

A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Gold mining

Gold mining is the extraction of gold by mining.

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Gold panning

Gold panning, or simply panning, is a form of placer mining and traditional mining that extracts gold from a placer deposit using a pan.

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Imperial County, California

Imperial County (Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California.

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Imperial Dam

The Imperial Diversion Dam (National ID # CA10159) is a concrete slab and buttress, ogee weir structure across the California/Arizona border, northeast of Yuma.

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Imperial Reservoir

The Imperial Reservoir is an artificial lake formed by the construction of the Imperial Diversion Dam across the Colorado River in the Lower Colorado River Valley of Imperial County, California, and Yuma County, Arizona.

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List of ghost towns in California

Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes. Picacho, California and List of ghost towns in California are ghost towns in California.

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Paddle wheel

A paddle wheel is a form of waterwheel or impeller in which a number of paddles are set around the periphery of the wheel.

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Palo Verde, California

Palo Verde (Spanish for "Green Stick"; Mojave: Hanyomalivah) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California.

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Picacho State Recreation Area

Picacho State Recreation Area is a camping, boating, and general recreation area located on a 9-mile stretch of the lower Colorado River at the site of Picacho, a defunct gold mining town.

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Placer deposit

In geology, a placer deposit or placer is an accumulation of valuable minerals formed by gravity separation from a specific source rock during sedimentary processes.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Steamboats of the Colorado River

Steamboats on the Colorado River operated from the river mouth at the Colorado River Delta on the Gulf of California in Mexico, up to the Virgin River on the Lower Colorado River Valley in the Southwestern United States from 1852 until 1909, when the construction of the Laguna Dam was completed. Picacho, California and Steamboats of the Colorado River are Steamboat transport on the Colorado River.

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Unincorporated area

An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924 film)

Wanderer of the Wasteland is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove.

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Zane Grey

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picacho,_California