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Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains is a good place to learn about southeastern Arizona’s desert plants. The campground itself rests under a canopy of evergreen oaks. The self-guided Stronghold Nature Trail introduces many of the area’s common plants. A history trail tells about the area’s colorful past when the Apache leader ...
- Coronado National Forest - Cochise Stronghold - US Forest Service
Cochise Stronghold. Cochise Stronghold is a rocky wonderland...
- Coronado National Forest - Cochise Stronghold Campground
A wheelchair-accessible, 400-foot history trail in the...
- Coronado National Forest - Cochise Stronghold - US Forest Service
Cochise Stronghold. Cochise Stronghold is a rocky wonderland that bisects the Dragoon Mountains in southeastern Arizona. Towering pink granite domes, covered with colorful lichen, create a backcountry playground thatchallenges climbers on its cracks, slabs, and steep plates and faces. Known for both traditional and sport multi-pitch routes ...
Cochise Stronghold is located to the west of Sunsites, Arizona in the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5,000 ft. This beautiful woodland area lies in a protective rampart of granite domes and sheer cliffs which were once the refuge of the great Apache Chief, Cochise, and his people. Located within the Coronado National Forest, it is managed ...
Get ready for high-elevation hiking above 5,000 feet through dense stands of oak and juniper trees. Cochise Indian Trail connects the East Cochise Stronghold Campground with West Stronghold Canyon. The 5-mile trek over the Dragoon Mountains brings narrow ravines, granite domes and sheer cliffs into view.
The Bascom Affair. Chief Cochise was leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache, local to the Chiricahua Mountains, in the mid-1800s. He was a natural born leader. His father-in-law, Chief Mangas Coloradas, who was chief of the Mimbreno band, helped him foster these skills. Through this connection, Cochise would gain more influence ...
May 16, 2018 · This Small, Rugged Mountain Range Off I-10 Once Served as Cochise’s Apache Stronghold. The Dragoon Mountains in southeastern Arizona became the fortified home of the great Apache chief and his Chokonen band of Chiricahua Apaches. As travelers speed west on Interstate 10 from Lordsburg, New Mexico, crossing the border into southeastern Arizona ...
A wheelchair-accessible, 400-foot history trail in the campground tells of the area’s colorful past. The Cochise Trail #279, which also starts in the campground, climbs past dozens of fantastic rock formations to Stronghold Divide at 5,900 feet and continues on to West Stronghold Canyon and the Council Rocks historic area. Note:
