Chiricahua National Monument was established on April 18, 1924, by President Calvin Coolidge to protect the “Wonderland of Rocks” in southeastern Arizona that includes an 8-mile scenic drive ...

Why Chiricahua National Monument is worth visiting. About 27 million years ago a savage volcanic event lashed this corner of the world. The eruption, a thousand times more powerful than Mount St ...

Chiricahua National Monument makes an ideal road trip stop with scenic drives, short hikes and distinctive scenery and is a ...

The Chiricahua National Park Act would elevate the status of Chiricahua National Monument, if passed. The monument was first established by presidential proclamation in 1924, nearly 100 years ago ...

In Chiricahua National Monument, the hoodoos, or "standing-up rocks" – as the Apache like to call these majestic pinnacles ...

This national monument in southern Arizona is a fantasy world of extraordinary rock sculptures created by the forces of nature over millions of years. Visitors can experience these hoodoos and other ...

The Grand Canyon's Mather Point offers dramatic views any time of day. Chiricahua National Monument features unique rhyolite formations and dark sky viewing opportunities. Horseshoe Bend, south of ...

No alarms are set, but the camp is broken down by 8:30 a.m. so the team can hit the trail early. A few minutes later, cars are on the dirt road out of the wilderness in the direction of Chiricahua ...

CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz.—It was a rare rainy day, with a brief sprinkle of snow in southeastern Arizona where the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Madre Occidental range, Sonoran and ...

Chiricahua National Monument. As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated Years of advocacy led to the creation of Chuckwalla and ...