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Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park

Source: The Guardian Published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:08:40 GMT
Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park

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Key context: <p>New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan support</p><p>An area of towering rock spires in south-eastern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arizona">Arizona</a> known among Native Americans as the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/chir/learn/nature/index.htm">Land of Standing-Up Rocks</a> has become the nation’s newest national park.</p><p>Legislation to create Chiricahua national park was sent to the White House and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> signed it on Tuesday. It passed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">Congress</a> with bipartisan backing and is now the 64th US national park.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/chiricahua-monument-arizona-new-national-park">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.

New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan supportAn area of towering rock spires in south-eastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks has become the nation’s newest national park.Legislation to create Chiricahua national park was sent to the White House and Donald Trump signed it on Tuesday. It passed Congress with bipartisan backing and is now the 64th US national park. Continue reading...

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