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Arizona State Parks. Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of passages. [1] The park is located 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the caverns were discovered in 1974 by local cavers ...
US. State. Minor. Scenic. The Trail of the Ancients is a collection of National Scenic Byways located in the U.S. Four Corners states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. These byways comprise: The 366-mile (589 km) Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway in San Juan County, Utah; [ 1]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alamo Lake State Park has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps.The hottest temperature recorded in Alamo Lake State Park was 124 °F (51.1 °C) on July 29, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was 19 °F (−7.2 °C) on December 26, 1990, January 15, 2007, January 4–5, 2019, and January 22, 2023.
The state park system in Arizona includes both state parks and state historic parks, as well as other designations such as natural areas and recreation areas. Arizona currently has 31 state park units, which are managed wholly or partly by the Arizona State Parks government agency. [1] In 2010 several Arizona state parks were closed due to ...
The Coronado National Memorial commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1540. The memorial is located in a natural setting on the Mexico–United States border on the southeast flank of the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista, Arizona and is bordered to the north and west by Coronado National Forest.
Palatki Heritage Site — Sinagua cliff dwellings at base of sandstone cliff. The Palatki Heritage Site is an archaeological site and park located in the Coconino National Forest, near Sedona, in Arizona, United States at approximately 34°54′56″N 111°54′08″W. In the Hopi language Palatki means 'red house'.
Designated. April 29, 1964 [ 3] U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Hohokam Pima National Monument is an ancient Hohokam village within the Gila River Indian Community, near present-day Sacaton, Arizona. The monument features the archaeological site Snaketown 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, [ 6] designated a National ...
November 22, 2002. Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of 45 miles (72 km). The summit rises to 3,374 feet (1,028 m) above mean sea level.