Chiricahua National Monument

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Chiricahua National Monument is a U.S. National Monument famed for its dramatic volcanic rock pinnacles, balanced rocks, and diverse hiking trails amid the “Wonderland of Rocks” in southeastern Arizona.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument ⓘ
area approximately 12,025 hectares ⓘ
approximately 29,000 acres ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains desert grassland ⓘ
oak woodland ⓘ
pine forest ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation U.S. National Monument ⓘ
designationDate 1924-04-18 ⓘ
ecosystem sky island ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,646 meters at the visitor center ⓘ
approximately 5,400 feet at the visitor center ⓘ
geologicalFeature eroded hoodoos ⓘ
rhyolite tuff formations ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic activity ⓘ
governingBody U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
hasFacility Bonita Canyon Campground ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
hasHistoricSite Faraway Ranch Historic District ⓘ
hasScenicDrive Bonita Canyon Drive ⓘ
hasTrail Bonita Canyon Trail ⓘ
Echo Canyon Trail ⓘ
Heart of Rocks Loop ⓘ
Natural Bridge Trail ⓘ
Sugarloaf Mountain Trail ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor balanced rocks ⓘ
rock spires ⓘ
scenic hiking trails ⓘ
volcanic rock pinnacles ⓘ
“Wonderland of Rocks” ⓘ
locatedIn Cochise County, Arizona ⓘ
southeastern Arizona ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
namedAfter Chiricahua Apache ⓘ
nearestCity Willcox, Arizona ⓘ
offersActivity birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf Chiricahua Mountains ⓘ
recognizedAs National Historic Landmark District (Faraway Ranch) ⓘ
state Arizona ⓘ

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Southeastern Arizona → hasProtectedArea → Chiricahua National Monument ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Arizona
Coronado National Forest → contains → Chiricahua National Monument (adjacent and partly surrounded) ⓘ
linked to: Chiricahua National Monument
Willcox, Arizona → near → Chiricahua National Monument ⓘ
Willcox, Arizona → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Chiricahua National Monument ⓘ
Chiricahua Mountains → contains → Chiricahua National Monument ⓘ