Coronado Trail National Scenic Byway is a lovely stretch of National Scenic Byway that winds for over a hundred miles between Arizona's twin cities of Springerville and Eager at its northern end and Morenci and Clifton at its southern terminus. The narrow, winding road meanders along United States Route 191 and is said to showcase more than 450 curves, offering one of the state's most exciting and picturesque highway drives. It is one of Arizona's highest highway drives, reaching a maximum height of 9,383 feet above sea level near Hannagan Meadow in Greenlee County. It is named in honor of Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who originally explored the region in the mid-16th century. Though the entire road is paved, its exposed and unsecured driving stretches and rapid twists and turns make it not for the faint of heart, but offer amazing rewards in terms of area natural scenery at areas such as the majestic Apache National Forest.
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