Montezuma Castle National Monument


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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Montezuma Castle National Monument,

858 acres (347 hectares), central Ariz.; est. 1906. Montezuma Castle, built c.1250, is a 5-story, 20-room dwelling perched high in the cavity of a cliff. It was named by early settlers who believed it had been built by the Aztecs. See National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
..... Click the link for more information.  (table). In the region are other well-preserved cliff dwellings of prehistoric Native American groups (see cliff dwellerscliff dwellers,
Ancestral Pueblo people, sometimes called Anasazi, who were builders of the ancient cliff dwellings found in the canyons and on the mesas of the U.S. Southwest, principally on the tributaries of the Rio Grande and the Colorado River in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
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Montezuma Castle National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National MonumentsAddress:527 South Main St
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Phone:928-567-5276
Fax:928-567-3597
Web: www.nps.gov/moca/
Size: 858 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on December 8, 1906.
Location:50 miles south of Flagstaff, Arizona, off I-17.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Hiking, diorama/audio program, ranger-led programs.
Special Features:Built in the 12th and 13th centuries by Sinagua farmers, this five-story, 20-room cliff dwelling is one of the best preserved in North America and is aclassic example of the last phase of southern Sinagua occupation of theVerde Valley. Early settlers to the area assumed that the imposing structure was associated with the Aztec emperor Montezuma, but the structure was abandoned almost a century before Montezuma was born.
See other parks in Arizona.