Red Picacho Placers — MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA County

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Mike Higbee. Original page: maricopa_az.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Red Picacho Placers. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Reported By: William Southern Located in the San Domingo District on the South flank of the Wickenburg Mountains, northeast of the Hassayampa River, Townships 6S and 7S and Range 4W. You can find it on the USGS Maps of Wickenburg and Red Picacho 7.5-minute quadrangles. The placers are found in San Domingo Wash, most of its tributaries and near by washes. Much gold has also been found on hill tops and slopes. This district has produced the most placer gold in Maricopa County. Today this area is still producing a lot of good gold both metal detecting and dry washing.Small nuggets are fairly common with some up to 1 ounce found with metal detectors. For more information get a copy of "Placer Gold Deposits Of Arizona" by Maureen G. Johnson. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION