Geology

Chiricahua National Monument (Massai Point)

Cochise County, AZ

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National Park Service monument protecting a “wonderland of rocks” — tall rhyolite hoodoos and balanced rocks carved from 27-million-year-old Turkey Creek Caldera ash-flow tuff. Massai Point at the end of Bonita Canyon Drive is the classic visitor overlook for the pinnacles, with short paved paths and trailheads into Echo Canyon and the Heart of Rocks.

Field facts

RegionCochise County, AZ
Coordinates32.0084, -109.3116
EraVolcanic tuff ~27 Ma; monument 1924
PeakRhyolite hoodoos / balancing rocks
AccessPaved park road to Massai Point
NearbyFort Bowie NHS / Willcox
FeeFree — entrance fee eliminated 2014

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