5.4 miles away
Chiricahua National Monument
A National Park System unit in south-eastern Arizona, established in 1924 to protect its hoodoos and balancing rocks.
Chiricahua Mountains
A range in south-eastern Arizona rising to 9,759 feet at Chiricahua Peak, lying largely within the Coronado National Forest.
- Rank in Arizona
- #80of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 52.9 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
The Chiricahua Mountains are a range in south-eastern Arizona, part of the Basin and Range province of the western and south-western United States and north-western Mexico. The range lies primarily within the Coronado National Forest. Chiricahua Peak, its highest point, rises 9,759 feet above sea level, about 6,000 feet above the surrounding valleys. The mountains are named after the Chiricahua Apache, who historically lived in the region.
Where it is
Chiricahua Mountains is a natural landmark near Chiricahua Mountains, in Cochise County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Chiricahua Mountains, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Nearby attractions
5.5 miles away
Faraway Ranch
A former homestead in Chiricahua National Monument, settled in 1887 by Swedish immigrants Emma and Neil Erickson, later expanded into a house.
7.9 miles away
Chiricahua Peak
The highest point of the Chiricahua Mountains and of Cochise County, at 9,773 feet, with southernmost Engelmann spruce.
9.6 miles away
Paradise
A small ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, settled in 1901 while the area was still the Arizona Territory.
11 miles away
Southwest Research Station
Southwest Research Station, in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, is run by the American Museum of Natural History and offers birdwatching tours.
12 miles away
Camp Rucker
A former U.S. Army post in the Chiricahua Mountains, abandoned in 1890, with a number of buildings still standing.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Chiricahua Mountains
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 52.9 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 46.8
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 31.9298, -109.3823
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12