The Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District is located in Ironwood Forest National Monument, in Pima County, Arizona. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1975, it features ancient Hohokam ruins, hundreds of well-preserved petroglyphs, and the historic Cocoraque Ranch.[1][2] The age of the petroglyphs range from 1150 to 2000 years old.[3]
Cocoraque Butte Archaeological District | |
 A petroglyph on Cocoraque Butte. | |
| Location | Ironwood Forest, Arizona, United States |
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| NRHP reference No. | 75000355 |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1975 |
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References
edit- ^ "Archaeology Southwest: Ironwood Forest" (PDF). Paul R. Fish. 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "National Park Service: Cocoraque Butte Archeological District". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ O'Gara, Nick. "Exploring Ironwood Forest, Its Future Unclear". radio.azpm.org. Retrieved August 11, 2022.