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	Chiricahua National Monument travel guide - Wikitravel
		Chiricahua National Monument is one of the many U.S. national parks and monuments that came into being in the first third of the 20th century (1924), by which time the conflict with the Chiricahua Band had receded into the past.
		Chiricahua's hallmark is the enormous collection of weirdly-shaped rock pinnacles that fill the higher regions of the park, the remnants of a huge volcanic eruption about 25 million years ago.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are an example of a "sky island," an isolated group of mountains rising without preamble or foothills from the surrounding desert.
	www.wikitravel.org /en/Chiricahua_National_Monument (2727 words)

	Gallery: Chirichahua National Monument, Arizona
		Chiricahua Mountains are an extraordinary world of precariously balanced rock monoliths, massive stone columns, stone bridges, and deep canyons.
		The Mountains are known as the "Land of the Standing-Up Rocks" among the Chiricahua Apaches, who considered the area to be their ancestral homeland.
		Chiricahua Mountains gained increasing attention, and in 1924 the Chiricahua National Monument was established to protect the area's natural wonders.
	www.branimirphoto.ca /gallery/arizona/chiricahua.html (684 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument travel guide - Wikitravel
		Chiricahua National Monument is one of the many U.S. national parks and monuments that came into being in the first third of the 20th century (1924), by which time the conflict with the Chiricahua Band had receded into the past.
		Chiricahua's hallmark is the enormous collection of weirdly-shaped rock pinnacles that fill the higher regions of the park, the remnants of a huge volcanic eruption about 25 million years ago.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are an example of a "sky island," an isolated group of mountains rising without preamble or foothills from the surrounding desert.
	wikitravel.org /en/Chiricahua_National_Monument (2714 words)

	Cochise AZ highpoint - www.surgent.net
		The Chiricahua Mountains are located in southeastern Arizona and are the result of a single massive volcanic event over 27 million years ago.
		The Chiricahua Mountains have impressive relief and Chiricahua Peak is the fourth-most prominent mountain in Arizona, and one of just 58 mountains in all of the coterminous 48 states with a prominence above 5,000 feet.
		The mountains were also the historical respite of the Chiricahua Apache Indians led by Cochise and Geronimo during the latter half of the 19th century.
	www.surgent.net /highpoints/az/cochise.html (1655 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument - Chiricahua National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
		A “Wonderland of Rocks” is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are one of the many "sky island" ranges in southern Arizona.
		Watch for fl bear, mountain lions, Arizona white-tail deer, coati-mundis, snakes and lizards, and a variety of birds.
	www.nps.gov /chir (367 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
		Chiricahua National Monument covers a small section of the Chiricahua Mountains in the extreme southeast of Arizona, and contains large expanses of volcanic rocks eroded into dramatic pinnacles and spires, an interesting variety of vegetation and some unusual wildlife species.
		There is one dirt track (the Pinery Canyon road) across the Chiricahua Mountains, linking the monument with New Mexico to the east but this is closed during the winter and is in bad condition most of the year.
		History: During the 1860's and 1870's, the Chiricahua Mountains provided a refuge for the Apache tribe who, led by the famous chiefs Cochise and Geronimo, carried out the last major series of attacks on white settlers before finally being defeated in 1886, though their descendants still inhabit the surrounding lands.
	www.americansouthwest.net /arizona/chiricahua/national_monument.html (829 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains Study Area
		The Chiricahua Mountains are located in extreme southeastern Arizona along the border with New Mexico, about 18 miles north of Mexico.
		Vegetation in the Chiricahua Mountains is similar to both the Catalina and Huachuca Mountains.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are particularly important to this study because they provide a baseline against which the other areas can be compared.
	walter.arizona.edu /overview/study_areas/chiricahua.asp (338 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Travel & Vacation Guide
		These mountains are the ancestral land of the Chiricahua Apache, who ended up at the San Carlos Reservation north of the range.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are home to dozens of different animal species and a stop over point for an endless list of birds.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are located south of Interstate 10 and north of Douglas.
	www.go-arizona.com /Chiricahua-Mountains (152 words)

	Tucson Weekly: Chiricahua Memories (December 10 - December 16, 1998)
		Like all other Chiricahua Apaches who were evicted from southern Arizona at the end of the Indian wars in 1886, his ancestors were shipped to an overcrowded camp in Florida as prisoners of war, later to Alabama and Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
		In 1913, the U.S. government said the Chiricahuas were no longer prisoners of war and gave them a choice of remaining at Fort Sill or moving in with the Mescalero and Lipan Apaches on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico.
		Nobody present among the modern Chiricahuas Apaches had heard those sad and lyrical words, and yet still there was a sense of wonder and wistfulness as they meandered into the thick tangle of boulders where Cochise had lived with his family and the warriors he commanded.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/12-10-98/feat.htm (2473 words)

	Birding Around Las Vegas, Favorite Places Far Away, Portal and the Eastern Chiricahua Mountains
		Portal is the town at the base of the mountains on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are located in the southeastern corner of Arizona, south of Interstate-10 near the New Mexico border.
		Chiricahua National Monument, which is located on the west side of the Chiricahua Mountains in Willcox, AZ, also provides information on the area (520-824-3560).
	www.birdandhike.com /Bird/Favorite/Portal/Portal.htm (1127 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument
		Called the "Land of the Standing-Up Rocks" by Chiricahua Apaches and later the "Wonderland of Rocks" by pioneers, this northwest corner of the Chiricahua Mountains harbors towering rock spires, massive stone columns, and balanced rocks weighing hundreds of tons that perch delicately on small pedestals.
		The Chiricahua Mountains formed from this rock upheaval, and then the masters of erosion-water, wind, and ice began sculpting the rock into odd formations.
		Exploring Chiricahua The Chiricahua Mountains were the homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches.
	www.rozylowicz.com /retirement/chiricahua/chiricahua.html (625 words)

	Chiricahuas offer more than hoodoos
		Chiricahua National Monument, 12,000 acres of shapely hoodoos and weird rock formations on the north side of the mountains, is a lovely place, boasting fine hikes, scenic lookouts and the historic Faraway Ranch.
		The Chiricahua Wilderness contains nearly 88,000 acres of scenic splendor, where sheer cliffs frame deep mountain vales, and thick stands of pine, fir, spruce, oak and aspen blanket the rugged mountains.
		The word "Chiricahua" may be derived from the Opata Indian word for turkey; turkeys are common in the area.
	www.azcentral.com /travel/arizona/features/articles/0820hoodoo0820chiricahua.html (1073 words)

	Chiricahua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1861, the Chiricahua Apache and the U.S. military began a war which came to an end with the tribe being held prisoners for 27 years in Florida, Alabama, and Oklahoma.
		The Chiricahua Apache are a section of the Apache tribe known as eastern Apache.
		The Chiricahua National Monument is a gathering of volcanic rock formations for 19 square miles.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/cultural/northamerica/chiricahua.html (447 words)

	National Park Service - Soldier and Brave (Chiricahua NM)
		This national monument on the western flank of the Chiricahua Mountains is a 17-square-mile wonderland of pinnacles, ridges, canyons, and unique volcanic rock formations.
		The mountains, rising sharply from the dry grasslands of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, are a verdant island of trees, plants, and wildlife in a sea of brown desert.
		Following the coming of the Spaniards to the Southwest in the 16th century, the Apaches moved into the Chiricahua Mountains and the Dragoon Mountains to the west and descended to plunder cattle, horses, and grain.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/soldier/sitea2.htm (451 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument
		The Chiricahua Mountains formed from this rock upheaval, and then the masters of erosion—water, wind, and ice—began sculpting the rock into odd formations.
		The Chiricahua Mountains are a world apart from the surrounding Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts.
		The plant variety is rich, from cactus in the lowlands, to oaks, alligator juniper, and Arizona cypress in canyon forests, to manzanita-buckthornskunkbush chaparral on ridges, to ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and aspen that cover the highest slopes.
	www.zianet.com /scoot36/gila/chiri.html (361 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument (DesertUSA)
		The Chiricahua Apaches took refuge here during hostilities with whites, and after Geronimo surrendered, in 1886, Bonita Canyon was settled by Swedish immigrants Neil and Emma Erickson.
		Chiricahua National Monument comprises 12,000 acres in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona.
		Chiricahua features 17 miles of maintained trails in a monument that is 90% wilderness.
	www.desertusa.com /chi/index.html (807 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rising from dry grasslands, the Chiricahua (chee-ree-KAH-wah) Mountains hold a wonderland of rock formations, spectacular views, diverse plant and animal life, and a variety of hiking trails.
		A narrow mountain road crosses the range from near the entrance of the national monument on the west side to Portal on the east side; it's not recommended for trailers and is sometimes closed by snow in winter.
		From the 90-degree bend in AZ 181 east of Sunizona and south of the Chiricahua National Monument turnoff, head east on unpaved Turkey Creek Road.
	www.arizonahandbook.com /chi_mtns.htm (1875 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Chiricahua Mountains
		The Chiricahua Mountains are a mountain range in western North America.
		The highest peak is Chiricahua Peak, which is 9,796 feet above sea level.
		The Chiricahuas were home to the Chiricahua Apaches, including Cochise and Geronimo.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Chiricahua_Mountains (202 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains Hiking - Hikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This mountain range is located in the far southeast corner of Arizona including Chiricahua Wilderness and National Monument.
		The chiricahua wilderness is one of Arizona’s oldest.
		First established as an 18,000- acre preserve in 1933, the National Forest portion of the wilderness was expanded to 87,700 acres by the 1984 Ariz...
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=13331 (745 words)

	Desert Diary, Chiricahua Apache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Chiricahua Mountains are found along the western border of the Chihuahuan Desert in southeastern Arizona.
		The Indians were named after the mountains, and not the mountains after the Indians.
		There were three distinct bands of the Chiricahuas, and the Apache had individual names for each of these.
	museum.utep.edu /archive/culture/DDchiricahua.htm (295 words)

	THE CHIRICAHUA SKY ISLAND PAGE
		The Chiricahuas (pronounced : chee-ree-cah-wah, sometimes referred to as the cheery-cows) were part of the ancestral home of the Chiricahua Apaches, including Cochise and Geronimo.
		The Chiricahuas have been called by some "the Galapagos of the U.S." A number of unique biotic communities come together in the Chiricahuas, among them, Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts, Rocky Mountain influence from the north and Sierra Madrean influence from the south in Mexico.
		The Chiricahuas rise from surrounding desert scrub and semi-desert grasslands from 4,000 ft to over 9,700 ft at Chiricahua Peak, the highest summit in the Chiricahuas.
	www.angelfire.com /az/chiricahua/chirwebste.html (366 words)

	CHIRICAHUA BATS
		The Chiricahua mountains in southeast Arizona probably has the largest diversity of bat species in the United States.
		Almost all the bats that are found in the Chiricahuas are insect feeders, two species are nectar and pollen feeders and have even learned to take advantage of hummingbird feeders in peoples yards.
		Most of the bats found in the Chiricahuas mate in the fall and the females give birth, usually to one pup per year, starting in early summer.
	www.angelfire.com /az/chiricahua/chircbat.html (807 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains: Bridging the Borders of Wildness
		The Chiricahuas are one link in a chain of mountains connecting the Rockies to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico, and some Madrean species reach the northernmost extension of their ranges here: birds like sulphur-bellied flycatchers, mammals like jaguarundis, and trees like the Apache pine.
		We learn why the Chiricahuas are so popular with birders, who flock to these mountains from around the world in the hopes of spotting some of the nearly four hundred avian species found here.
		Gracing the text are more than a dozen fl-and-white photographs by Jeff Garton that offer views of the Chiricahuas different from those usually found in tourist brochures: landscapes and riparian settings, rock formations and plant studies that give readers a lasting impression of the beauty and tranquility of this wilderness.
	www.uapress.arizona.edu /books/bid1499.htm (329 words)

	Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona - Overview - American West Travelogue
		The Chiricahua Mountains and surrounding areas of far southeastern Arizona were once the homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches, led by Cochise and Geronimo.
		The unique northwest corner of the Chiricahua Mountains is designated as the Chiricahua National Monument.
		The Chiricahuas are many miles from the main highway.
	www.amwest-travel.com /awt_chiricahua.html (1177 words)

	Photos of Chiricahua Mountains, Chiricahua park photos,Arizona Photos and pictures
		Wildlife to watch for include fl bear, mountain lions, Arizona white-tail deer, coati-mundis, snakes and lizards, and a variety of birds.
		Chiricahuas, more photos and pictures of the Chiricahua mountains and Chiricahua National monument pictures will soon be uploaded
		July brings the monsoon, with daily thunderstorms until early Sept. Autumn is fantastic in the Chiricahuas.
	www.jessleephotos.com /chiricahua_photos/index.htm (365 words)

	Weldon F. Heald -- The Chiricahua Mountains
		He was shot in 1912, the last of his kind to be seen in the Chiricahuas.
		The Chiricahuas contain a greater concentration, a wider variation of wildlife, vegetation, and climatic conditions than any other area of similar size in the United States.
		An often quoted statement of Thoreau's is: "In wildness is the preservation of the world." I'm not sure I quite understood its meaning until we lived in the heart of the Chiricahua Mountains.
	www.deuceofclubs.com /books/092chiricahua.htm (1259 words)

	Chiricahua Apache History - Cochise Stronghold
		In 1913, the U.S. government said the Chircahuas were no longer prisoners of war and gave them a choice of remaining at Fort Sill or moving in with the Mescalero and Lipan Apaches on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico.
		Canyon on the west side of the Chiricahua Mountains, a place which neither the modern Chiricahua Apaches nor the elderly Frank Sladen had ever seen.
		Nobody present among the modern Chiricahua Apaches had heard those sad and lyrical words, and yet still there was a sense of wonder and wistfulness as they meandered into the thick tangle of boulders where Cochise had lived with his family and the warriors he commanded.
	www.cochisestronghold.com /stronghd/history.html (2463 words)

	Chiricahua Trip
		Road trip to the mountain oasis of the southwest desert, with ample opportunities for birding.
		We'll travel by van to Guadalupe National Park and hike either Guadalupe Peak or McKittrick Canyon, then on to the Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona, camping in the Davis Mountains on the way back to Austin.
		Usually breakfast and dinner involve cooking and lunch is prepared in conjunction with the breakfast so that everyone already has their sack lunch prepared for the day’s activities before leaving camp.
	texas.sierraclub.org /austin/chiricahua.html (149 words)

	Chiricahua Mountains National Monument, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These mountains surrounded by desert were created twenty seven million years ago during volcanic eruptions.
		Chiricahua is the Apache word for "standing rocks".
		There's a nice driving tour up to the Massai Point Nature Trail, which is an easy interpretive trail, hikes of various difficulty through the canyons and through the hoodoos, and historical areas like the Faraway Ranch.
	www.centralcoasttourist.com /blog/rvtravels.php?print=169 (210 words)

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