Fernanda Echavarri Arizona Daily Star - Saved 4/11/2020

A veteran pilot was killed and three passengers were injured Monday when a Pima County Sheriff's Department helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain northwest of Tucson, officials said.

There is a memorial to Loren E. Leonberger in the Waterman Mountains.

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The Friends of Ironwood Forest are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that work for the permanent protection of the biological, geological, archaeological, and historical resources and values for which the Ironwood Forest National Monument was established. The Friends provide critical volunteer labor for projects on the Monument, working with the Bureau for Land Management and many other partners, and to increase community awareness through education, public outreach, and advocacy.

Royce E. Ballinger, Ph.D., Allen Dart, RPA, and Michael Heilen, Ph.D., RPA - 2/1/2015

A report on Ironwood Forest National Monument from the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen - Saved 2/22/2020

Find the best trails in Ironwood National Monument, Arizona

Dave Baker - 10/12/2009

A visit to Ragged Top is rewarding not only for the great hiking and sweeping summit views, but also for the experience of visiting an amazingly pristine portion of the Sonora Desert. In addition to its namesake ironwood trees, this new monument shows off large, healthy stands of other classic Sonoran vegetation, including saguaro and cholla cactus, palo verde trees, and much more. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum provides an excellent online biological survey of the monument.

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Our 8th Annual Hike Meet at the staging area inside the parking lot of the Avra Valley Airport at 8am. We’ll then caravan to the trailhead, no later than 8:15am. The Avra Valley Airport is also known as the Marana Regional Airport or the Marana NorthWest Regional Airport. Please arrive at the parking area on time so that we can get a head count. We don’t want to leave anyone on the trail. Retired DPS Sergeant Gregg Girard #1151 will be in the parking lot awaiting everyone. His cell number is 602.531.4466. It takes about an hour to hike to the accident site from the trailhead. The terrain is steep and the footing loose in some areas. Please wear hiking boots (tennis shoes are not appropriate), long pants, and gloves. Please be sure to bring water to drink and a hiking stick if needed. If you’re wondering if this hike will continue in inclement weather… four years ago 19 brave souls completed the hike in a cold rain.

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Waterman Peak is the highpoint of the Waterman Mountains, in an area dominated by huge mines. The Waterman Mountains lie about 15 miles west of Interstate-10, about 25 miles northwest of Tucson. There is a good road to the trailhead and the hike is short, much of it on older roads and faint footpaths.

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Waterman Peak : SummitPost.org : Climbing, hiking, mountaineering

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On January 31, 2011, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crashed near Waterman Road and Silverbell Road while scouting for possible radio towers as part of the PCWIN project for common radio communications within public service agencies. Tragically, veteran Pilot Loren Leonberger was killed.

There is a Loren E. Leonberger memorial on the way to Waterman Peak.

desertmountaineer - Saved 4/11/2020

If I were to leave my house and fly at a compass bearing of 260 degrees, I would cross the Tucson Mountains, pass over the entire width of Avra Valley and arrive at the eastern edge of the Waterman Mountains in a mere 14 miles. It’s one of the closest ranges to home. I’ve been lucky enough to have spent some very enjoyable days wandering its hills. The name of the range sounds like a person’s surname, and I started poking around to see if I could discover its source. I think I got lucky on this one. It turns out that Governor Waterman of California, who was once secretary of a California company which owned and developed several mines in this range, was where the name originated. He was the 17th governor of California, and served in that position from September 12, 1887 to January 8, 1891.

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