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Chiricahua National Monument is a unit of the National Park System located in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The monument was established on April 18, 1924, to protect its extensive hoodoos and balancing rocks .
Chiricahua Peak: Elevation: 9,759 ft (2,975 m) ... These natural features, preserved in the Chiricahua National Monument, are composed of Rhyolite Canyon Tuff.
Chiricahua Peak is a 9,773 feet (2,979 m) peak located in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona, located about 35 miles (56 km) north of the United States–Mexico border. It is the highest summit in the Chiricahua Mountains and the highest point in Cochise County .
Pearce is located between the Cochise Stronghold, [3] Chiricahua National Monument, [4] and the winter Sandhill Crane refuge of Whitewater Draw [5] making it popular for birders, history buffs, hikers, and climbers alike. At 4,400 feet of elevation, the area is also known for its milder summers which make it ideal for quality grapes and ...
Bonita Canyon is a box canyon on the western slope of the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, which lies at 5,360 feet (1,630 m) in elevation and opens in a southwesterly direction into the Sulphur Springs Valley. [2] The canyon walls are capped with outcroppings of volcanic tuff and separated by a narrow valley about a quarter of a ...
The Faraway Ranch Historic District is part of the Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona, and preserves an area associated with the final conflicts with the local Apache, one of the last frontier settlements, and in particular, its association with the people who promoted the establishment of the Chiricahua National Monument.
The Geologic history of the Chiricahua Mountains concerns the Chiricahua Mountains, an inactive volcanic range located in Coronado National Forest of southeastern Arizona, in the United States. They are part of an "archipelago" of mountain ranges known as the sky islands that connect the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico with the Rocky ...
Elevation: 2,300 m (7,500 ft) ... Chiricahua Mountains [4] Geronimo Trail caldera 32.7 Ma (Gillespie Tuff) ... Chiricahua National Monument; Peloncillo Mountains ...