Navajo National Monument

Navajo National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Navajo National Monument

National monument, northern Arizona, U.S. Covering 360 acres (146 hectares), it comprises three historic cliff dwellings: Betatakin (Navajo: “Ledge House”), Keet Seel (“Broken Pottery”), and Inscription House, among the best-preserved and most elaborate cliff dwellings known. The largest, Keet Seel, was first discovered by whites in 1895; the three sites were made a national monument in 1909. The dwellings were the principal home of the Kayenta Anasazi c. 1250–1300. The 135 rooms of Betatakin are tucked into a cliffside alcove 452 ft (138 m) high and 370 ft (113 m) wide. Also situated in a cliff alcove are the 160 rooms and 6 kivas (ceremonial houses) of Keet Seel. Inscription House (closed to the public) has 74 rooms.

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Navajo National Monument

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

Address: HC 71 Box 3
Tonalea, AZ 86044
Phone: 928-672-2700;
Fax: 928-672-2703;
Web: www.nps.gov/nava/
Size: 360 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on March 20, 1909. Headquarters is on 245 acres of tribal land adjacent to the Betatakin section; used by agreement of May, 1962. A right-of-way of 4.6 acres was granted to the National Park Service in 1977.
Location: 50 miles northeast of Tuba City or 20 miles southwest of Kayenta, Arizona. Accessible via US 160, and then 9 miles on AR 564.
Facilities: Campground (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Camping, hiking, guided and self-guided tours.
Special Features: Monument preserves Betatakin, Keet Seel, and Inscription House, three cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan People. The monument is surrounded by Navajo Nation land.

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