Unobstructed views stretch to the horizon from Monte Vista Peak in Southeastern Arizona’s Chiricahua Wilderness, where the highest point is 9,759 feet atop Chiricahua Peak. By David Muench
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Desert Islands

Some places have water. Whole parts of the country leak from every pore and crack in the ground. Think of New Hampshire or the Pacific Northwest,...
A guest at the Tucson area’s Flying V Ranch examines a saguaro blossom during a guided horseback ride in the mid-20th century. Arizona Historical Society/Restoration by Richard Jackson
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Letters

June 1939 Boulder Dam and Lake Mead In your April issue, we were particularly interested in the article Sailing on Lake Mead. It seems that a...
Raymond Carlson (left) helps move furniture from our first office.
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Editor's Letter

It was a good year. Nineteen twenty-five. The Great Gatsby hit bookshelves, the Grand Ole Opry transmitted its first radio signal, and Leica marketed...
Black and white photo of Phoenix building that is home to Arizona Highways magazine, with mid-century automobiles parked in the front lot. | Arizona Highways Archives
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Our World Headquarters

In 1962, we moved from a modest building on the southeast corner of 17th Avenue and Jackson Street in Phoenix to a midcentury citadel on the western...
Among George Avey’s countless contributions to Arizona Highways was this map, which appeared in our December 1946 issue. | Arizona Highways Archives
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State of Arizona Vintage Map

Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert

Saving the Monarch Butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species...
Revelers enjoy live music at a wine tasting event

Wine Not?

CORNVILLE, Ariz. – DA Ranch Estate Vineyards is uncorking the excitement once again with the return of the SIP! Experience—a wine-fueled, music-...
Karen Pugliesi, writer Annette McGivney and McGivney’s son, Austin, hike out of the Hellsgate Wilderness along Hellsgate Trail 37. By Elias Butler
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To Hellsgate and Back

There were plenty of sensible reasons to not go backpacking in Hellsgate Wilderness. For starters, the name raised suspicions that it could be a...