Cochise Stronghold Trail

Coronado National Forest, AZ Southeastern Arizona + Tucson

Trip stats

Distance
9.4 mi
Net Gain
1,900 ft
Time
3-5 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 1
Route
Out/Back

Ratings out of 10

Effort
3.3/10
Personality
4/10
Beauty
6/10
Solitude
3.6/10
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Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

31.922297, -109.967165

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

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Trip report

Mar 30, 2016 — The Cochise Stronghold Trail leads through the pretty granitic landscape within the Dragoon Mountains of southern AZ. The area is known mostly to rock climbers, but the rock formations are gorgeous and worth checking out. The trail ascends to a saddle, passing a spring and a historic dam at Halfmoon Tank. From the saddle, the views of the southern slopes of Mount Glenn (the high point of the range) toward the granite pinnacles is really cool. The trail then descends to the northwest, passing nice foliage and more granite pinnacles before reaching the western trailhead.

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Photos

18 photos

  1. Starting along the Cochise Stronghold Trail.
  2. A view back toward the granitic features of the Dragoon Mountains.
  3. Passing through a gate.
  4. Slowly ascending on the trail, heading south.
  7. A view toward some of the nice granite.
  9. A dam at Halfmoon Tank.
  10. Continuing to ascend along the Cochise Stronghold Trail.
  11. View east, the trailhead is somewhere over there.
  12. At the saddle before descending to the western trailhead.
  13. Close-up at the southern slope of Mount Glenn.
  14. Gorgeous granite.
  16. Nice views as I descend to the other trailhead along the Cochise Stronghold Trail.

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