From Douglas, take US 80 two miles to US 191. See Cochise Stronghold and all Pearce has to offer by arranging your trip with our Pearce day trip tool. Just to the west of town, the granite peaks of Cochise Stronghold once refuge of the great Apache.
Farm produce includes alfalfa, corn, chili peppers, pinto beans, and wheat. Almost anything grows in this favorable climate. Turn right (south) and drive 12 miles to Ironwood Road. Sunsites is a charming community set against a verdant backdrop of pecan, pistachio, vineyards, and citrus orchards. If you would like to retrace the steps of this area’s historic residents even deeper into their nearly impenetrable refuge, you may choose to follow the Cochise Trail past dozens of fantastic rock formations as it makes its way across the Dragoons to West Stronghold Canyon and the Council Rocks historic area.Īccess: From Tucson, take I-10 east 72 miles to US 191. A barrier-free history trail in the campground tells of the area’s colorful past. It also provides good views of the rocks that form the ramparts of the Stronghold. The eroded cliffs and domes of Cochise Stronghold, in the Dragoon Mountains of southeast Arizona are a popular rockclimbing destination, and are explorable by cross-country hiking, but the main way to visit this area is by the 4.5 mile Cochise Trail.Although not passing through the center of the rocks, owing to the rugged terrain, the path does come close to some lesser formations and gives. Headed Back, Southeast Arizona: Scenes in Cochise. Cochise offers hundreds of single and multi-pitch for climbers of all. Rock formations along the trail the Cochise Stronghold Trail.
This short, easy stroll provides a self-guided introduction to a number of desert plants as well as some of the principles of desert ecology. Cochises Stronghold is located near Tombstone, AZ. To help you become better acquainted with this unusual environment, the Stronghold Nature Trail follows a 0.4 mile barrier-free loop that wanders among the yucca, cactus and rocks. The haunting shapes into which the forces of nature have carved those rocks helps make a visit to this charismatic place an unforgettable experience.Ĭampsites at Cochise Stronghold are shaded by oaks and surrounded by a diverse community of vegetation that includes plants of both the Upper Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert. The place came to be known as Cochise Stronghold. higher on Mount Glen, at the axis the north of Cochise Stronghold. As you enter the East Stronghold Canyon, you pass in the shadow of rocks that quite likely served the Apache warrior as perches for his lookouts. In the 1860s, the charismatic Chiricahua Apache leader, Cochise, adopted the rugged canyons that cross the midsection of the Dragoon Mountains as a refuge for himself and his people. AREA BETWEEN STRONGHOLD GRANITE MASSIF AND MIDDLE PASS GENERAL FEATURES obviously. This campground is located in a magnificent, rugged canyon that served the famous Apache Indian leader, Cochise, as a refuge against his enemies.