Skeleton Canyon - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Skeleton Canyon

Skeleton Canyon is located 30 miles northeast of the town of Douglas, Arizona. This canyon connects the Animas Valley of New Mexico with the San Simon Valley of Arizona, and was once a main route between the United States and Mexico for both legal and illegal traffic. While originally known as Guadalupe Canyon, the area became called Skeleton Canyon, as a result of the bones of cows and humans left behind from cattle drives from Mexico.

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Cave Creek Canyon

Cave Creek Canyon

34.75km from Skeleton Canyon

Cave Creek Canyon is located in southeastern Arizona, on the eastern side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Grasslands and desert cover the base of the range, with Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and Engelmann Spruce at the higher elevations. . It is the largest and most biologically diverse canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains. It’s a favorite haunt of bird watchers and nature lovers, and is the home of the American Museum of Natural History’s Southwestern Research Station.

Chiricahua Peak

Chiricahua Peak

35.06km from Skeleton Canyon

The Chiricahua Mountains are located in southeast Arizona in Cochise County and the summit, It is the highest point of the county and one of just 57 "Ultra" prominent peaks in the lower-48 states, with over 5,000 feet of prominence above the desert floors.Much of the peak was severely burned in recent times, which creates vast open views across the landscape. This includes views across the Basin and Range to Mount Lemmon, Mount Graham, and Mount Wrightson.

Rucker Canyon

Rucker Canyon

38.43km from Skeleton Canyon

Rucker Canyon is a major canyon draining the western central-south of the Chiricahua Mountains, the central landform of the eastern third of Cochise County, Arizona's extreme southeast, bordering southwest New Mexico. The canyon contains Rucker Creek, and upstream closer to the headwaters, the small Rucker Lake. It is famous for historic Camp Rucker.

Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge

Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge

41.16km from Skeleton Canyon

Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Arizona. The 2,770-acre refuge was established in 1988 to protect habitat for the endangered Yaqui Chub and Yaqui Topminnow. The refuge also protects a rare velvet ash-cottonwood-black walnut gallery forest.

Big Balanced Rock

Big Balanced Rock

50.53km from Skeleton Canyon

Big Balanced Rock Trail is next to Totem Canyon and is located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Big Balanced Rock Trail has a length of 1.65 kilometres.

Massai Point

Massai Point

51.41km from Skeleton Canyon

Massai Point Overlook is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near San Simon, Arizona.m It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many things to see and experience here.

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Cochise County

Cochise County

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Cochise County is a county in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Here are great outdoor opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, camping, picnicking, & bird watching. This County also has great opportunities for peaceful relaxation, particularly at the many Inns, B&B's, & guest ranches. Whether it's adventure or tranquility you seek, you can easily find it here.

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