A quick park and grab just off of I-10 with a nice view of Picacho Peak. Exit 219.
The cache is near Picacho Arizona State Park which is the site of the Battle of Picacho Peak, one of several American Civil War era engagements to occur in Arizona Territory. A Union cavalry patrol from Califoria skirmished with Confederate scouts from Texas, and three men were killed. This marks the westernmost battle of the American Civil War. Every year during early March, there are reenactments of the battle and other demonstrations of Civil War military history. PIcacho is a Spanish word meaning big peak, and there are many features with the word in its name across the U.S. Southwest. A stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail existed until the 1860s.