Southeast Arizona
Southeast Arizona is a sparsely-populated, scenic region of the Sonoran desert with a number of historic sights and remote wilderness areas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Tombstone and Sierra Vista.
Tombstone
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Tombstone is a former mining town in Southeast Arizona. Along with Deadwood, South Dakota, Tombstone was America's most storied town in the wild frontier days.
Sierra Vista
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Sierra Vista is a city in Southeast Arizona and the commercial hub of the region, making it a convenient base from which to explore the area. It is perhaps best known for historic Fort Huachuca, established in 1877 during the Apache Wars.
Bisbee
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Bisbee is a town in Southeast Arizona, and the county seat for Cochise County. This former mining town has reinvented itself as an artist community, and it now attracts tourists for its vibrant cultural scene and well-preserved architecture.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Douglas and Benson.
Douglas
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Douglas is a town in Cochise County, Southeast Arizona. While known primarily as a gateway to Mexico, its small downtown core has a few well-preserved examples of early 20th-century architecture.
Benson
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Benson is a historic rail town of 5,400 people in Southeast Arizona. For visitors there is little of interest in the town, but it does offer a range of options for accommodation and as such can be a good base for exploring the region.
Willcox
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Willcox is a small town in Cochise County, Southeast Arizona, and a convenient gateway to Chiricahua National Monument and other scenic sights in the region.
Chiricahua National Monument
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Chiricahua National Monument is one of the more remote units in the National Park system in Southeast Arizona. Once called 'the land of standing up rocks' by the Chiricahua Apaches, it is most famous for its unusual stone hoodoos, which beckon the hiker and photographer.
Southeast Arizona
Latitude of center
32.06° or 32° 3′ 36″ northLongitude of center
-109.71° or 109° 42′ 36″ westWikidata ID
Q14234604
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Southeast Arizona” goes by many names.
- German: “Arizona/Südosten”
- German: “Wüste”
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