Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

Getting to Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

• San Simon, AZ is the nearest town, 15.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
• The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 37 miles southeast of Willcox.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

• Sugarloaf Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 6,831 ft), at 32.0162, -109.3213 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Natural Bridge Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 5,518 ft), at 32.0222, -109.3492 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Massai Point Trailhead (0.14 mi outside the boundary, 6,871 ft), at 32.0073, -109.3125 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Rhyolite Canyon Trailhead (0.18 mi outside the boundary, 5,359 ft), at 32.0056, -109.3560 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Silver Spur Meadow Trailhead (0.22 mi outside the boundary, 5,199 ft), at 32.0087, -109.3750 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Bonita Creek Trailhead (0.29 mi outside the boundary, 5,150 ft), at 32.0098, -109.3842 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-az.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

• Sugarloaf Mountain summit about 7,300 ft
• Garfield Peak summit about 6,242 ft
• Riggs Mountain summit about 6,150 ft
• Echo Canyon canyon
• Hunt Canyon canyon

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness

• National Park Service unitChiricahua National Monument Wilderness lies inside Chiricahua National Monument.
• National forestChiricahua National Monument Wilderness borders Coronado National Forest.
• Wilderness areaChiricahua Wilderness is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Arizona

• Chiricahua Wilderness (Cochise County)
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness (Mohave County)
• Coyote Mountains Wilderness (Pima County)
• Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness (Cochise County)
• Eagletail Mountains Wilderness (Yuma County)

Arizona wilderness areas