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Category: Coronado National Memorial

Coronado National Memorial lies on the southern border of Arizona with Mexico, commemorating the Coronado Expedition that passed through the area from 1540-1542. The park maintains a number of hiking trails, including the Joe’s Canyon Trail, the southern end of the Huachuca Crest Trail, and the Yaqui Ridge Trail, which is currently closed due to the ecological destruction of the area for the border wall. Coronado National Memorial also has the unique distinction of containing the southern terminus of the Arizona Trail (AZT), a National Scenic Trail that travels from Mexico to Utah through the state of Arizona. Using the Yaqui Ridge Trail and then the Huachuca Crest Trail, the AZT climbs out of the park and past Miller Peak, the highest point in the Huachuca Mountains. Coronado National Memorial has a trail for everyone and is well worth going out of the way for!

Must Do Hikes
Easy: Coronado Peak
Moderate: Joe’s Canyon
Strenuous: Miller Peak

Storms Below Miller Peak

Miller Peak

November 6, 2018 cavaroc Coronado National Memorial, Huachuca Mountains

The Miller Peak Trail in the Huachuca Mountains climbs 3,000 feet over 5.5 miles to reach the highest peak in the range, giving hikers an unparalleled view of the surrounding deserts.

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Joe's Canyon Trail

Joe’s Canyon Trail

September 15, 2018 cavaroc Coronado National Memorial

The 2.65 mile Joe’s Canyon Trail is a beautifully scenic Sonoran Desert grasslands trek up through a relatively lush and wild canyon, climbing out into the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains.

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Huachuca Mountain Foothills

Yaqui Ridge Trail

August 6, 2018 cavaroc Coronado National Memorial

The Yaqui Ridge Trail is an easy two miles down to the border of Mexico from Montezuma Pass, but a strenuous climb back up, ascending 800 feet over some steep sections along the way.

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Destinations

  • Arizona
    • Coronado National Memorial
    • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
    • Grand Canyon National Park
    • Huachuca Mountains
    • Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
    • Phoenix Mountains Preserve
    • Picacho Peak State Park
    • South Mountain Park
    • Sunset Crater National Monument
  • Idaho
    • Craters of the Moon
    • Hell's Half Acre
  • New Mexico
    • Bandelier National Monument
  • New York
    • Blauvelt State Park
    • Buttermilk Falls County Park
    • Clarence Fahnestock State Park
    • High Tor State Park
    • Hook Mountain State Park
    • Hudson Highlands State Park
    • Kennedy Dells County Park
    • Rockefeller State Park Preserve
    • Tallman State Park
  • South Carolina
    • Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve
    • Stono River County Park
  • Utah
    • Arches National Park
    • Bryce Canyon National Park
    • Canyonlands National Park
    • Capitol Reef National Park
    • Dead Horse Point State Park
    • Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
    • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
    • Kodachrome Basin State Park
    • Moab (outside of the parks)
    • San Rafael Swell
  • Wyoming
    • Beartooth Mountains
    • Bighorn Basin
    • Grand Teton National Park
    • Gros Ventre Mountains
    • Snake River Mountains
    • Teton Mountains (beyond GTNP)
    • Wyoming Range
    • Yellowstone National Park
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