CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA

Mica Mountain Vista

Photographic Archive 1989 - 1995

 

 

 

 

SITE HISTORY

 

 

Site Location:               The monitoring site was located at the western edge of the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, 150 kilometers southeast of Tucson.

 

 

Photographic Station:    The camera was located at the Sugarloaf Mountain Fire Lookout, approximately five kilometers northeast of monument headquarters.  The camera originally viewed Hatchett Peak (~117°), 97.0 km.  With the installation of a transmissometer, the camera was realigned to view Mica Mountain (~281°), 117.0 km.

 

 

Operational Period:       Hatchett Peak Vista 06/17/86 - 02/17/89

                                    Mica Mountain Vista 02/17/89 - 04/12/95

 

 

Data Collection:            Photographs were taken at 09:00, 12:00, and 15:00 daily. Approximately 6,000 35mm-color slides of the Mica Mountain Vista were reviewed to develop the provided historical photographic archive.