Superior in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Picket Post Mountain

Photographed by Wyndfire, July 30, 2011

1. Picket Post Mountain Marker

Inscription. A landmark and lookout point during Indian Wars; site of outpost of Camp Pinal which was located at head of Stoneman Grade to the east. Soldiers protected Pinal City and the Silver King Mine from Apache raiders. It was the home of Col. William Boyce Thompson, mining magnate and founder of the Southwest Arboretum at the foot of the mountain.

Erected 1960 by Arizona Development Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location. 33° 16.854′ N, 111° 9.27′ W. Marker is in Superior, Arizona, in Pinal County. It is on U.S. 60 at milepost 223, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Superior AZ 85173, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: What is the Story Behind the Picketpost House? (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Pinal Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); US 60 History Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); Robert Taylor 'Bob' Jones (approx. 3.4 miles away); Dons's Camp (approx. 13.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Picket Post Mountain. A short AzPBS.org YouTube video on Picket Post Mountain. (Submitted on September 29, 2010.)

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 3, 2010

2. The Marker and Picket Post Mountain

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 3, 2010

3. The Marker and Picket Post Mountain

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,452 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 30, 2011, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.