Back Каньон де Шели Bulgarian Monument Nacional del Canyó de Chelly Catalan Canyon de Chelly National Monument CEB Canyon de Chelly Danish Canyon de Chelly National Monument German Cañón de Chelly Spanish Chellyko arroila Basque یادبود ملی کنیون د شی Persian Monument national du Canyon de Chelly French Canyon de Chelly Italian
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument | |
|---|---|
 Canyon de Chelly, 1904, by Edward S. Curtis | |
  Location in the United States  Location in Arizona | |
| Location | Apache County, Arizona |
| Nearest city | Chinle |
| Coordinates | 36°09′19″N 109°30′32″W / 36.155281°N 109.508995°W[1] |
| Area | 83,840 acres (339.3 km2)[2] |
| Created | April 1, 1931 |
| Visitors | 439,306 (in 2018)[3] |
| Governing body | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Website | Canyon de Chelly National Monument |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000066 |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1970[4] |
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (/dəˈʃeɪ/ də-SHAY) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the indigenous tribes that lived in the area, from the Ancestral Puebloans (also known as the Anasazi) to the Navajo. The monument covers 83,840 acres (131 sq mi; 339 km2) and encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska Mountains just to the east of the monument. None of the land is federally owned.[5] Canyon de Chelly is one of the most visited national monuments in the United States.[6]
- ^ "Canyon de Chelly National Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2013" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 28, 2014. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The National Parks: Index 2009–2011". National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "America's 20 most-visited National Monuments". Los Angeles Times.
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