Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

National preserve, southwestern New Mexico, U.S. Located in the Gila National Forest near the headwaters of the Gila River, it contains groups of small but well-preserved Pueblo Indian dwellings in natural cavities of an overhanging cliff 150 ft (45 m) high. The dwellings were inhabited c. AD 100–1300. Established in 1907, the monument occupies 533 acres (216 hectares).

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: HC 68 Box 100
Silver City, NM 88061
Phone: 505-536-9461;
Fax: 505-536-9344;
Web: www.nps.gov/gicl/
Size: 533 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on November 16, 1907; transferred from Forest Service on August 10, 1933; Forest Service resumed administration of National Park Service area on April 28, 1975.
Location: 44 miles north of Silver City on NM 15.
Facilities: Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, guided tours.
Special Features: These well-preserved cliff dwellings in natural cavities on the face of an overhanging cliff offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. There are several popular hot springs in the area.

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See other parks in New Mexico.