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In 1924, the federal government set aside 4,238 acres as Chiricahua National Monument. In the decades since, that number has grown, and today, 12,025 acres are permanently protected for future generations.
BY: Jeff Kida,Keith Whitney
preceding panel: the day's last light illuminates cochise head above a hillside of hoodoos in a view from the heart of rocks loop. the formation is said to resemble a skyward-gazing cochise, a chiricahua apache leader who played a key role in the apache wars of the 1800s.
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a yucca and tall grasses anchor a view of hoodoos and distant peaks from sugarloaf mountain. this 7,310-foot summit, accessible via a moderate hiking trail, is one of the highest points in the monument.
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