In that year, Cochise and several of his relatives had gone to an encampment of soldiers in order to deny the accusation that they had abducted a child from a ranch. Not hostile to the whites at first, he kept peace with the Anglo-Americans until 1861, when he became their implacable foe because of the blunder of a young U.S. In 1850, the United States took control over the territory that today comprises Arizona and New Mexico. Cochise and about 1,000 of his followers, of whom some 250 were warriors, located here.īorn in present-day Arizona, Cochise led the Chiricahua band of the Apache tribe during a period of violent social upheaval. This rugged natural fortress was, for some 15 years, the home and base of operations for the famed Chiricahua Apache Chief, Cochise. Unless there has been unusually heavy rains within the last 48 hours, most cars can pass without trouble even when the streams are flowing. There are five, usually dry, stream crossings on Forest Rt. While the road can appear rough, people in passenger cars frequently traverse the road. 84) becomes a Forest Service-maintained dirt road. 191) west 9.1 miles to campground entrance.
Located within the Coronado National Forest, it is managed by the Douglas Ranger District. This beautiful woodland area lies in a protective rampart of granite domes and sheer cliffs which were once the refuge of the great Apache Chief, Cochise, and his people. Cochise Stronghold is located to the west of Sunsites, Arizona in the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5,000 ft.
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