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Montezuma Castle National Monument

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411: 456: 3775: 3985: 62: 353:. It is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, in part because of its ideal placement in a natural alcove that protects it from exposure to the elements. The precariousness of the dwelling's location and its immense scale of floor space across five stories suggest that the Sinagua were daring builders and skilled engineers. Access into the structure was most likely permitted by a series of portable ladders, which made it difficult for enemy tribes to penetrate the natural defense of the vertical barrier. 87: 464: 1799: 399: 45: 1296: 94: 69: 448:, and clashes with the newly arrived Yavapai people. Due to the very little human contact since abandonment, Montezuma Castle was well preserved. It was heavily looted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, though other Sinagua sites have remained more or less intact. Because of the rise in settlers, tourists and industries in or surrounding Montezuma Castle, the monument and even 359: 3875: 373:, the creek frequently breached its banks, inundating the floodplain with water. The Sinagua recognized the importance of these floods to their agriculture, but likely also the potential destruction they presented to any structures built in the floodplain. Their solution was to build a permanent structure in the high recess afforded by the limestone cliff. 424:, about 60 miles (97 km) to the north, in the mid-11th century. Although the short-term impact may have been destructive, nutrient-rich sediment deposited by the volcano may have aided more expansive agriculture in later decades. During the interim, the Sinagua lived in the surrounding highlands and sustained themselves on 440:
decades of the 1200s. A neighboring segment of the same cliff wall suggests there was an even larger dwelling ("Castle A") around the same time, of which only the stone foundations have survived. Its discovery in 1933 revealed many Sinagua artifacts and greatly increased understanding of their way of life.
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mile (0.54 km) paved trail starting at the visitor center that follows the base of the cliff containing the ruins. Access to the interior of the ruins has not been allowed since 1951 due to concerns about visitor safety and damage to the dwelling. About 400,000 tourists visit the site each year.
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The Rocky Slope Residence was designed by well-known Phoenix Valley architect Eddie M. Jones and the residence had strong architectural similarities to the Montezuma Castle Monument. The design and the residence were featured by many magazines including the "Architect Magazine" in 2013. The design
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The latest estimated date of occupation for any Sinagua site comes from Montezuma Castle, around 1425 AD. After this, the Sinagua people apparently abandoned their permanent settlements and migrated elsewhere, as did other cultural groups in the southwestern United States around that time. The
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The region's population likely peaked around 1300 AD, with the Castle housing between 30 and 50 people in at least 20 rooms. Radiocarbon dates from multiple construction beams show that the cliff dwelling was probably constructed in the middle 1100s AD with remodeling and additions in the last
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The walls of Montezuma Castle are examples of early stone-and-mortar masonry, constructed almost entirely from chunks of limestone found at the base of the cliff, as well as mud and/or clay from the creek bottom. The ceilings of the rooms also incorporated sectioned timbers as a kind of roof
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creating any archaeological site. In fact, the dwelling was abandoned more than 40 years before Montezuma was born, and was not a "castle" in the traditional sense, but instead functioned more like a "prehistoric high rise apartment complex".
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was completed and approved by the City of Phoenix in 2007 and construction was completed by 2009. As seen in the photos, the house design has a strong resemblance to the curved walls of Montezuma Castle as well as the layered structure.
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used for grinding corn, bone needles, and ornaments of shell and gemstone, which prove that the Sinagua were fine artisans as well as prolific traders. There is also a Park Store operated by Western National Parks Association.
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Perhaps the main reason the Sinagua chose to build the Castle so far above the ground, however, was to escape the threat of natural disaster in the form of the annual flooding of Beaver Creek. During the summer
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created a program in order to record and identify any changes in the environment and its inhabitants. An inventory of plants and animals at Montezuma Castle was taken between 1991 and 1994 by researchers from
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dwellings, was purchased by the federal government in 1947 and is considered a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. It is located about 5 miles north of the Castle near the town of
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Kessler, Nicholas; Guebard, Matthew; Hodgins, Gregory; Hoedl, Lucas (2022). "New Tree-Ring-Radiocarbon Dates Reveal Drought-Migration Linage for Central Arizona Cliff Dwellings".
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The visitor center includes a museum about the Sinagua culture and the tools they used to build the dwellings. The museum houses many artifacts, such as stone tools,
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Neither part of the monument's name is correct. When European-Americans first observed the ruins in the 1860s, by then long-abandoned, they named them for the famous
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Bucci, Melanie; Petryszyn, Yar; Krausman, Paul R. (2011). "Bat Occurrence and Use of Archaeological Sites at Three National Monuments in Central Arizona".
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Montezuma Castle is situated about 90 feet (27 m) up a sheer limestone cliff, facing the adjacent Beaver Creek, which drains into the perennial
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communities trace their ancestries to early immigrants from the Montezuma Castle/Beaver Creek area. Archaeological evidence proves that the
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Evidence of permanent dwellings like those at Montezuma Castle begins to appear in the archaeological record of Arizona's
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Explorations, Impressions, and Excavations: The Prehistoric Ruins of the Verde Valley in the Nineteenth Century
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The monument itself encloses 860 acres near the geographic center of Arizona and the intersection of the
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Montezuma Well, a natural limestone sinkhole, measuring approximately 100 by 120 yards, also containing
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Climate data for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present
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about 1050 AD. The first distinctly Sinagua culture may have occupied the region as early as 700 AD.
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earlier that year. It is one of the four original sites designated National Monuments by President
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montezuma Castle National Monument
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Due to the lack of basic knowledge on the natural resources of the national parks, the
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The park is open from 8am to 5pm every day of the year, except for Christmas Day.
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in the mistaken belief that he had been connected to their construction (see also
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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
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Rocky Slope Residence in Phoenix, Arizona as homage to Montezuma's Castle
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reasons for abandonment are unclear, but possibilities include drought,
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Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
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A diorama of what the castle would have looked like when it was in use
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Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
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Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
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Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
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Northern Arizona, Montezuma's Castle, photo by Earl K. Foreman (1924)
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Montezuma Castle National Monument Showing Levels and Main Castle
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National Register of Historic Places in Yavapai County, Arizona
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Montezuma Castle plays a key role in the climax of the Western
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It is an easy monument to visit, just a short distance off
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have been threats to the preservation of Montezuma Castle.
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Montezuma Castle, Off I-17, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Arizona
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The dwellings and the surrounding area were declared a
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The area was briefly abandoned due to the eruption of
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protects a set of well-preserved dwellings located in
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indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States
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Index

IUCN category
natural monument or feature
Montezuma´s castle in Arizona
Map showing the location of Montezuma Castle National Monument
Map showing the location of Montezuma Castle National Monument
Yavapai County
Arizona
Camp Verde, Arizona
34°36′40″N 111°50′12″W / 34.61111°N 111.83667°W / 34.61111; -111.83667
National Park Service
Montezuma Castle National Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Camp Verde, Arizona
Sinagua
pre-Columbian
Hohokam
indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States
Hopi
Yavapai
Hohokam
Hakataya
Verde Valley
Aztec
Montezuma
Montezuma mythology
Aztecs
Aztecs
Verde River
Camp Verde

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