Chiricahua Mountain top view by danapommet

Photography • Scenic • posted on Jul 31, 2009

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Chiricahua National Monument is part of the Coronado National Forest which contains the Chiricahua Mountains and nearby Cochise Head & Sugarloaf mountain. It is also surrounded by the Chiricahuan and Sonoran Deserts. These mountains are where the Apaches lived. It is a great place to hike, with strange and unique rock formations. But there are no visible signs left of the Apache sacred grounds. This view is from the top, looking down towards the desert. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments. Dana

Comments (26)

PD154

6:13AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Excellent Dana, I like these strange rock formations, always something new and different from you my friend.

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DAVER2112

6:27AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

What a beautiful place! Great image. :)

tpx1

6:33AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

great landscape

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jendellas

6:38AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Just like the cowboy films. Fabulous scenery.

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THROBBE

6:44AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Beautiful scene and shot Dana!

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3x3

7:09AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

lovely captured my friend x

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thecytron

8:23AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Great view!

november22

8:34AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

This is an outstanding place to hike, haven't been there for years, but seeing this I want go back; great shot.

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tennesseecowgirl

9:08AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

I would love to hike there, very awesome view here.

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MrsRatbag

9:09AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Fantastic rocks, but it looks so hot!! Great shot!

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flavia49

9:22AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

love this western landscape!! gorgeous!

lucindawind

9:43AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

gorgeous landscape and capture

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beachzz

10:16AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

My kind of place, full of stark beauty and amazing views!!

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mgtcs

10:44AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Wonderful landscape, nice shot!

MrsLubner

11:20AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

This terrain was a principle reason the Apaches lived here...it was difficult to get around in if you weren't familiar with it, and it provided many places to build strongholds or to hide in. During the 1860 - '70s this area provided a refuge for the Apache tribe led by two of the greatest chiefs, Cochise and Geronimo, and it was from here that they launched the last major attacks on white settlers. They were finally driven out of the rocks and defeated in 1886. The Apache were the last nation to hold out and fight for the right to live free... I don't know about you, but I'd hate to try and sneak up on someone living out here...:-)

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durleybeachbum

11:37AM | Fri, 31 July 2009

What a place!

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DarkStormCrow

1:13PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Excellent!

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orig_buggy

4:03PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

amazing rock formations ..I could stare at that forever and my eyes would never tire

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sandra46

5:57PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

another grand landscape!

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traceyjane

6:52PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

WOW great shot

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bmac62

10:39PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Great scenery! I need to visit one day.

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0rest4wicked

11:11PM | Fri, 31 July 2009

Hey Dad, the POD looks NW towards Mt. Graham or Kennedy Peak in the Galiuro Mtns, the range just west of Graham. If the POD is due west then its the Dragoon Mtns. The home of Cochise Stronghold. Cochise Stronghold Canyon lies at the heart of the Dragoon mountains. It is from this beautiful woodland that Cochise and his band of Apaches carried out their raids and sometimes the Ciricahua mountains.

whaleman

4:02AM | Sat, 01 August 2009

Great shot Dana! The new camera sounds awesome!

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