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Montezuma Castle National Monument protects a set of well-preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde, Arizona, which were built and used by the Sinagua people, a pre-Columbian culture closely related to the Hohokam and other indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States, [4] between approximately AD 1100 and 1425. The main structure ...
Montezuma Well – The Montezuma Well is a detached unit of the Montezuma Castle National Monument located near Rimrock and Camp Verde. The Montezuma Well is a natural limestone sinkhole. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, reference #66000082. Cliff dwellings – The cliff dwellings of the Sinagua people in the Montezuma ...
Montezuma's Castle near Camp Verde, Arizona, ca.1893-1900 Photograph of a near view of Montezuma's Castle near Camp Verde, Arizona, ca.1893-1900. The cliff dwelling can be seen built up under a huge stone outcropping that can only be reached by a series of ladders, which are visible at center. Several alcoves can be seen along the mountain wall.
Climate data for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present ... Camp Verde's population was 285 in the 1960 census. [10]
Montezuma Castle may refer to: Montezuma Castle National Monument in Camp Verde, Arizona; Montezuma Castle (hotel), a former hotel in Montezuma, New Mexico
Montezuma Peak is located 12 miles (19 km) south of the city of Sierra Vista in Coronado National Memorial. It is the highest point within the memorial which is administered by the National Park Service, [5] and the 10th-highest summit in the Huachuca Mountains. [3] The mountain is composed of dacite tuff and granite. [6]
Montezuma Well (Yavapai: ʼHakthkyayva), a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument, [1] is a natural limestone sinkhole near the town of Lake Montezuma, Arizona, through which some 1,500,000 US gallons (5,700,000 L; 1,200,000 imp gal) of water emerge each day from an underground spring. It is located about 11 miles (18 km) northeast ...
Much of it is within the Transition Zone between the Basin and Range Province and the Colorado Plateau, and has some of the most rugged and scenic landscapes in Arizona. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As part of the southern Colorado Plateau ( Mogollon Plateau ) it has an average elevation of 4,000–5,000 feet.