Historic

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Coconino County, AZ

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

National Park Service monument southeast of Flagstaff preserving Sinagua cliff dwellings (roughly 1100–1250 CE) tucked into limestone alcoves of a 350-foot-deep canyon. A rim visitor center overlooks the Island Trail loop past two dozen rooms; the site is also part of the Flagstaff-area International Dark Sky Park designation with Sunset Crater and Wupatki.

Facts

RegionCoconino County, AZ
Coordinates (approx.)35.1658, -111.5019
EraSinagua cliff dwellings ~1100–1250 CE; monument 1915
ManagerNational Park Service
AccessPaved spur from I-40 Exit 204
HighlightIsland Trail past cliff dwellings

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