Tonto National Monument
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Tonto National Monument |
Contact Information:
Tonto National Monument
HC02 Box 4602
Roosevelt, AZ 85545
928-467-2241
http://www.nps.gov/tont/
Size: 1,120 acres
Location: Tonto National Monument is located 110 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, and 4 miles east of Roosevelt Dam. Accessible via AZ 88/188 west from Globe, AZ 188 east from AZ 87 (Beeline Hwy.), or AZ 88 (Apache Trail) beginning at Apache Junction.
Description: These well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th and 14th centuries by the Salado Culture who farmed the Salt River Basin.
Activities: Visitors can enjoy exhibits, a video program, and ranger-led and self-guided tours to the cliff dwellings.Operating Hours: Park is open daily, except Christmas Day. The ranger-guided Upper Cliff Dwelling tours are offered from November through April (reservations required).
History: Established by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1907 under the Antiquities Act. Transferred from the US Forest Service to the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, on August 10, 1933.
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