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Montezuma Castle National Monument
Type of Place: Sinagua cliff dwelling
Ownership: National Park Service
Contact: 2800 Montezuma Castle Road,
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Telephone: (928) 567-3322
Email: MOCA_Administration
@nps.gov
Website: Montezuma's Castle Website
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm
Entrance Fee: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Notes:
Nearby Heritage Sites:

Jerome State Park
Tuzigoot National Monument
Fort Verde State Park

Site Summary: One of the more picturesque and well preserved cliff dwellings in Arizona.

This 20 room dwelling was built by the Sinaguan people in the 13th century.

"Discovered" by Anglo explorers in the 19th century, the ruin was mistakenly credited to the Aztecs, rather than the Ancestral Puebloans who actually built it. Quoting the National Park Service, "It's not a castle, and Montezuma was never here."


Getting There:
    Located 3 miles off Interstate 17. Use Exit Number 289 and follow signs.

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