Chiricahua Peak

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Chiricahua Peak
Elevation 9,759 feet (2,975 m)
Location Cochise County, Arizona
Range Chiricahua Mountains
Prominence 5,139 feet (1,566 m)
Coordinates 31°50′47″N 109°17′28″W / 31.84639, -109.29111Coordinates: 31°50′47″N 109°17′28″W / 31.84639, -109.29111
Topo map USGS Chiricahua Peak (AZ)
Type Volcanic
Age of rock 27 Ma

Chiricahua Peak is the name of a 9,759 feet (2,975 m) peak located in southeastern Arizona, located just north of the United States–Mexico border. It is the highest summit in the Chiricahua Mountains range and the highest point in Cochise County.

As with the rest of the Chiricahua Mountains, the peak was formed as the result of a violent volcanic eruption about 27 million years ago.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chiricahua National Monument. National Park Service.

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