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Welcome to Fort Bowie
Fort Bowie commemorates the bitter conflict between Chiricahua Apaches and the U.S. military - a lasting monument to the bravery and endurance of U.S. soldiers in paving the way for settlement and the taming of the western frontier. It provides insight into a "clash of cultures," a young nation in pursuit of "manifest destiny," and the hunter/gatherer society fighting to preserve its existence.
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Fort Bowie
For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama. It was the site of the Bascom Affair, a wagon train massacre, and the battle of Apache Pass, where a large force of Chiricahua Apaches under Mangus Colorados and Cochise fought the California Volunteers.
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Write to
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, 3203 South Old Fort Bowie Road
Bowie, AZ 85605
Phone
Headquarters
(520) 847-2500
Fax
(520) 847-2221
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Climate
The hot and dry Sonoran Desert meets the milder Chihuahuan Desert, and the southern Rocky Mountains abut the northern Sierra Madres. Elevations at Fort Bowie range from 4,550 to 5,250 feet
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Did You Know?
Elevation is everything at Big Bend National Park. The lowest point in the park is Rio Grande village, at 1,850' (564m) and the highest point is Emory Peak at 7,832' (2,387m). This variation in elevation is nearly 6,000 feet, and influences plant and animal distribution as well as temperature.
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Last Updated: August 23, 2007 at 12:46 EST |
