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| ==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| Chiricahua National Monument | |
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| IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 The Balanced Rock formation | |
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| Location | Cochise County, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest city | Willcox, AZ |
| Area | 12,000 acres (49 km²) |
| Established | April 18, 1924 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
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 was designated on April 18, 1924. The national monument also preserves the Faraway Ranch, owned at one time by Swedish immigrants Neil and Emma Erickson.
In 2008, the Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape, covering roughly 80% of the National Monument, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gallery
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Stone columns are the most common formation in the monument.
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180° Panoramic view captured in High dynamic range imaging atop the Chiricahua National Monument.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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