Chiricahua National Monument is open all year. The Visitor Center is open daily 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. It is closed Thanksgiving Day and December 25. Remember most of Arizona does not use Daylight Savings Time. Sometimes the scenic drive will be closed beyond the campground due to snow, ice, or fallen rocks.
Did You Know?
Joseph Smith and several other high church leaders were jailed here and placed under the guard of local units of the Illinois State Militia. A few days later, on June 27, 1844, a mob of some 200 men stormed the Carthage jail and murdered Joseph and his brother, Hyrum Smith.
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