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Map of Coronado National Memorial in Arizona. Surrounded by Coronado National Forest in pale green, the memorial is shown as a tan-colored region at the center of the map along the border with Mexico.

Extended Description

The surrounding areas in Arizona are green while New Mexico to the east and Mexico to the south are beige. North of the memorial, South Fork Ash Canyon and the Huachuca Mountains skim the upper rim. South of these, the Montezuma Canyon runs through the center of the memorial along a red line marking East Montezuma Canyon Road. The Visitor Center Park Headquarters is about halfway along this road at an altitude of 5,230 feet (1,594 meters). A short arm branches off the road near here to lead to a picnic area.

To the west, Forest Road 61 enters the map from the left edge and then enters the park near the Montezuma Pass Overlook. It continues to wind through the park until it reaches East Montezuma Canyon Road. Text near the place where Forest Road 61 extends off the left edge of the map reads, “Visitor Center to Parker Canyon Lake, 18 miles (33 kilometers)” and “Visitor Center to Nogales, 55 miles (86 kilometers).” Text on the right edge of the map reads, “Visitor Center to Sierra Vista, 21 miles (34 kilometers)” and “Visitor Center to Bisbee, 26 miles (42 kilometers).”

The Crest Trail crosses the South Fork Ash Canyon in the top left quadrant of the map and enters the northwest tip of the park as the Arizona Trail. It continues to Montezuma Pass Overlook, where the Coronado Peak Trail begins and leads south to Coronado Peak.

Joe’s Canyon Trail continues off the Arizona Trail and connects with the East Montezuma Canyon Road near the Visitor Center. Yaqui Ridge Trail branches off of Joe’s Canyon Trail near Yaqui Canyon, in the southwest corner of the park.

Cave Trail extends north from East Montezuma Canyon Road east of the Visitor Center and Windmill Trail does the same to the west of the Visitor Center.

Two mountain peaks are shown along the northern perimeter of the memorial area. Near the center of the map, Montezuma Peak stands at 7,676 feet (2,341 meters) just within the memorial boundaries. Further to the northeast, Bob Thompson Peak stands at 7,325 feet (2,233 meters) along the edge of the area.

Legend

A legend across the bottom of the map reads as follows:

Red line for Paved road,

White line encased in black for Unpaved road,

Dashed black line for Trail, and

Symbol for Picnic area.

A scale to the right of this measures distances of 0.5 and 1 kilometers and 0.5 and 1 miles.