Sierra Vista Ranger District

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Description

The Sierra Vista Ranger District is part of the Coronado National Forest.

Hobbies & Activities category: Natural area

Sierra Vista Ranger District Highlights

Coronado National Memorial

The Coronado National Memorial is named for the Spanish Conquistador, Francisco Vasquez Coronado, leader of the first major European expedition into the American Southwest. The Memorial is a

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Coronado Cave

Coronado Cave, in the Coronado National Memorial, can be explored with permission from the Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center, nearby.

Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center & Museum

The Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and Museum displays paintings, armor and other exhibits relating to the expedition of Francisco Vasquez Coronado. It is at this location that Francisco

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Montezuma Pass

Montezuma Pass is part of the Coronado National Memorial, with a park overlook at has views into Mexico, the San Rafael Valley and San Pedro Valley. There are also trail heads into the numerous paths through the park.

Huachuca Mountains

The Huachuca ("Thunder") Mountains are adjacent to Sierra Vista, and part of the Coronado National Forest. More than 170 species of bird and wildlife are found in this range, which also has a long history of ranching and mining.

Miller Peak Wilderness

The Miller Peak Wilderness area was named for the highest peak in the Huachuca Mountains. This 20,190 acre section of the Coronado National Forest, covers the southern half of the Huachuca Mountains

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Parker Canyon Lake

Parker Canyon Lake, part of the Coronado National Forest just east of the Huachuca Mountains, is a 153-acre fishing lake. Stocks include trout, bass, bluegill, sunfish and catfish.

Ramsey Canyon Preserve

Ramsey Canyon Preserve is a 300-acre wildlife preserve situated on the eastern slope of the Huachuca Mountains at an elevation of 5,525 feet. Species include coati, white-tailed deer and javelina,

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Hamburg

Virtually nothing remains of Hamburg, a mining community which once contained about 150 people. The town was named for the founder Henry Hamburg. The reason for the abandonment of the town is unkown.

Address

Sierra Vista Ranger District
5990 South Highway 92
Hereford, AZ 85615-9621
United States
Phone 1 (520) 378-0311
Fax 1 (520) 378-0519

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/