India, Oct. 21 -- Chiricahua in southeastern Arizona has officially become a US national park after President Donald Trump signed the Chiricahua National Park Act into law on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The area was previously known as Chiricahua National Monument and had been protected for more than a century.

The new national park covers around 12,025 acres in the Chiricahua Mountains, about 120 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. The designation makes it the fourth national park in Arizona and the 64th national park in the United States, according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

The law was approved by Congress late last month before Trump signed it. Arizona Republican Representative Juan Ciscomani introduced the legislation in the...