Pinacate
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Pinacate may refer to:
- Pinacate beetlePinacate beetleThe pinacate beetle, also known as the stink beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions of the U.S. Southwest and Mexico, usually the species Eleodes obscurus...
also known as the stink beetle or acrobat beetle - Pinacate, CaliforniaPinacate, CaliforniaPinacate, , was a small settlement east of the Pinacate Mining District in Riverside County, California. It was established when the California Southern Railroad line was built between Colton and San Diego in 1882...
, small settlement on the Santa Fe Railroad - Pinacate Mining DistrictPinacate Mining DistrictThe Pinacate Mining District is a five to eight miles southwest of Perris, California. It included the Good Hope Mine, Steele's Mine, Santa Rosa Mine, Virginia or Shay Mine, Santa Fe Mine and many other smaller works like the Little Maggie Mine. It produced a total of about 104,000 ounces of...
in Riverside County, California - Pinacate PeaksPinacate PeaksThe Pinacate Peaks are a volcanic group of volcanic peaks and cinder cones located mostly in the Mexican state of Sonora along the international border adjacent to the U.S...
are volcanic peaks in northwest Mexico - El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve , is a biosphere reserve managed by the Federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with state government of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham...
, Mexican biosphere reserve including the Pinacate Peaks