Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Bowie National Historic Site is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,463 m. Chiricahua Peak stands 2,979 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chiricahua Apache Indian Agency (Ruins), a historic site 0.5 miles away.
National Register of Historic Places # 72000194
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1463 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Apache Spring: 0.9 mi
- Goodwin Spring: 1.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 1.8 mi
- Silverstrike Spring: 2.9 mi
- Silverstrike Spring: 3.0 mi
- Helens Dome: 1.4 mi
- Bowie Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Emigrant Hills: 4.0 mi
- Government Peak: 5.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Chiricahua Apache Indian Agency (Ruins): 0.5 mi
- First Fort Bowie (Ruins): 0.9 mi
- Second Fort Bowie (Ruins): 1.1 mi
- Abandoned Car: 8.9 mi
- Wagon: 9.1 mi
- Picket Park: 10.1 mi
- Wood Canyon Park: 10.2 mi
- Bonita Park: 11.4 mi
- Mineral Park: 11.5 mi
- Welker-Scott Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Wood Canyon Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Jhus Falls: 17.7 mi
- Pine Canyon Falls: 18.6 mi
- Sheila Falls: 20.1 mi
- Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- BLM: 1.0 mi
- Manhattan Claims: 17.0 mi
- Manhattan Claims: 17.1 mi
- Manhattan Claims: 18.1 mi
- BLM: 19.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Faraway ranch (guided tour): 10.9 mi
- Johnny Ringo Grave: 19.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 8.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 13.3 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rex Allen Museum: 23.1 mi
- Chiricahua Regional Museum & Research Center: 23.2 mi
- Indian Bread Rocks Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Paradise: 20.3 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiricahua Peak | SSE 156° | 2,979 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fly Peak | SSE 152° | 2,948.11 m | 21.6 mi |
| Ward Peak | SSE 154° | 2,918 m | 22.0 mi |
| Riggs Peak | SSE 151° | 2,837 m | 20.8 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SSE 162° | 2,709 m | 23.3 mi |
| Barfoot Peak | SSE 147° | 2,674 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sanders Peak | SSE 151° | 2,671 m | 22.9 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SSE 147° | 2,668 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 17:44 | 18:16 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiricahua NM, 12 mi away.
- ocotillo103 obs
- Wheeler sotol41 obs
- Palmer's agave39 obs
- silverleaf nightshade36 obs
- rainbow hedgehog cactus24 obs
- Banana Yucca21 obs
- tree cholla20 obs
- Graham's nipple cactus19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72000194OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/163162837
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- Southeast Arizona · 16 mi
- Willcox · 21 mi
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