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Picacho Peak

Taken through the windshield of my moving car - not a great photo but it is an interesting area and since I spent the day driving or in in meetings, it's all I have to share. :)
This peak does mark the second westernmost battle of the American Civil War.
"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. The place name is redundant: "picacho" means "big peak" in Spanish."
I hiked to the top many years ago in the Spring when it was covered with wild flowers.
Parts of the trails are hard and hikers are aided by cables and catwalks, making the routes some of the few "via ferrata" in the United States.

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