Dragoon National Forest

Dragoon National Forest was established in Arizona on May 25, 1907, covering 69,120 acres (280 km²). On July 1, 1908, it was combined with Santa Catalina National Forest and Santa Rita National Forest to create Coronado National Forest.^[1] The name was discontinued.^[2]

Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, viewed from the south.

The forest included the Dragoon^[3] and Little Dragoon Mountains,^[4] two of the Madrean Sky Islands. The area is included in the Douglas Ranger District of Coronado National Forest.^[5]

References

^ Coronado National Forest – 31°49′48″N 109°18′07″W / 31.83000°N 109.30194°W / 31.83000; -109.30194
^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-28.
^ Dragoon Mountains – 31°56′22″N 109°58′55″W / 31.93944°N 109.98194°W / 31.93944; -109.98194
^ Little Dragoon Mountains – 32°06′42″N 110°05′39″W / 32.11167°N 110.09417°W / 32.11167; -110.09417
^ "About Us". Coronado National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-24.

External links

Coronado National Forest
Forest History Society
Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the Forest History Society website) – Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743–88.

[1] Coronado National Forest – 31°49′48″N 109°18′07″W / 31.83000°N 109.30194°W / 31.83000; -109.30194

[2] Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-28.

[3] Dragoon Mountains – 31°56′22″N 109°58′55″W / 31.93944°N 109.98194°W / 31.93944; -109.98194

[4] Little Dragoon Mountains – 32°06′42″N 110°05′39″W / 32.11167°N 110.09417°W / 32.11167; -110.09417

[5] "About Us". Coronado National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-24.

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