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Pinnacles of the Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona

Pinnacles of the Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona

Welded tuff of the Turkey Creek Caldera (~ 27 Ma) ignimbrite weathered into a swarm of pinnacles in Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern-most Arizona. The Chiricahua Mountains are a favorite hiking and camping spot. For more on the geology download free John Bezy's 'Rocks in the Chiricahua National Monument' booklet. https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/DTES-1552428755771-84

OR Pallister and others, 'Guide to the volcanic geology of Chiricahua national Monument ...' https://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2541/report.pdf

Photographer: Unknown

Photo Date: October 2007