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Chiricahua National Monument
Chiricahua National Monument
Chiricahua National Monument U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Monument Designated NMON: April 18, 1924
Chiricahua National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service. The monument is located approximately 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Willcox, Arizona. It preserves the remains of an immense volcanic eruption that shook the region some 27 million years ago. Called the Turkey Creek Caldera eruption, it eventually laid down two thousand feet of ash and pumice, highly siliceous in nature. This eventually hardened into rhyolite tuffs, and eroded into the natural features visible at the monument today. The national monument also preserves the Faraway Ranch, owned at one time by Swedish immigrants Neil and Emma Erickson.
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180° Panoramic view captured in High dynamic range imaging atop the Chiricahua National Monument.
Stone columns are the most common formation in the monument.
Location: Nearest city: Coordinates: Cochise County, Arizona, USA Willcox, AZ
External links
• National Park Service: Chiricahua
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