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Mount Glenn, is in the Coronado National Forest, about 75 miles (121 km) east of Tucson, Arizona. The summit, in Cochise County, is the highest point in the Dragoon Mountains [2] and is a popular local hiking destination. Mount Glenn was named around 1888 after Calvin Glenn, who was a manager for the Chiricahua Cattle Co. at the time. [3]
Mount Glenn (7,520 ft; 2,290 m) is the highest point in the range. The Little Dragoon Mountains are the continuation of the Dragoon Mountains north of Texas Canyon . The mountains were included in the short-lived Dragoon National Forest , which was established in 1907 and combined into Coronado National Forest in 1908.
The canyon is historically within the range of the Chiricahua Apache, and Cochise made his last stronghold near here in the Dragoon Mountains during the mid-1870s. In the mid to late 1880s, David A. Adams, a Cochise County pioneer, moved to the area from Coleman County, Texas, soon to be followed by other family members. Descendants still live ...
The Coronado National Forest is a United States National Forest that includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km 2) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It is located in parts of Cochise, Graham, Santa Cruz, Pima, and Pinal Counties in Arizona, and Hidalgo County in New Mexico.
One of Utah’s natural wonders will never be the same following an arch collapse at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.. Double Arch, a frequently visited geologic feature in Glen Canyon’s ...
The Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Historic District includes the ranch homesteaded by Mormon pioneer John D. Lee at Lees Ferry, Arizona, and now in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is notable for its association with Lee, the ferry and the ranch's extensive irrigation facilities.
Council Rocks Archaeological District is an historical district in Cochise County, near St. David, Arizona. [1] It is located in the Coronado National Forest, along the western edge of the Dragoon Mountains. It is a canyon flanked by granite cliffs, and full of large boulders.
Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, southeastern Arizona. Following various skirmishes, Cochise and his men were gradually driven into Arizona's Dragoon Mountains, but used the mountains for cover and as a base from which to continue attacks against white settlements. Cochise evaded capture and continued his raids against white settlements ...