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Coronado National Memorial

Cochise County, AZ

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National Park Service memorial on the southeast flank of the Huachuca Mountains at the U.S.–Mexico border, commemorating Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s 1540 entrada into the Southwest. Montezuma Pass overlook opens south into Sonora; short trails and Coronado Cave (self-guided limestone cave) sit on the memorial’s expanded lands.

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RegionCochise County, AZ
Coordinates31.3483, -110.2717
Era1540 Coronado expedition; memorial established 1952
ManagerNational Park Service
AccessPaved / gravel mountain road to Montezuma Pass
HighlightMontezuma Pass border overlook + Coronado Cave

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