A rocky ‘wonderland’ in Arizona is poised to be the next US national park
The bill preserves tribal access and could make Chiricahua the 64th national park, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating costs below $500,000.
- On Oct. 30, the Senate passed the bipartisan Chiricahua National Park Act, positioning the United States to designate its 64th national park pending presidential signature.
- President Calvin Coolidge established the site as a monument in 1924 to protect the rugged landscape, renowned for its "Wonderland of Rocks" formation.
- Sen. Mark Kelly, an author of the legislation, said designating the area as Arizona's fourth national park will protect the landscape while bringing new visitors and economic opportunities.
- Congress establishes national parks to protect broad landscapes, unlike monuments; West Virginia's New River Gorge National River was redesignated as a national park in 2020, the last such upgrade.
- A signature from President Donald Trump would make the designation official, completing a yearslong effort to upgrade the protected mountain landscape in southeastern Arizona.
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A rocky ‘wonderland’ in Arizona is poised to be the next US national park
An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation’s newest national park.
A rocky ‘wonderland’ in Arizona is poised to be the next US national park – WTOP News
An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation’s newest national park. Legislation to create Chiricahua National Park is expected to be transmitted to the White House in coming days for President Donald Trump’s signature. It passed Congress with...
Chiricahua National Monument Nears Arizona's 4th National Park
Congress has passed legislation to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona as the state's fourth national park, sending the measure to await President Donald Trump's signature. The roughly 12,000-acre site in rural Cochise County is known for its rhyolite pinnacles and balanced rocks, and Apaches knew the land as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks. A Long Road Through Congress According to azcentral.com, the bill passed the H…
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