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| Navajo National Monument | |
|---|---|
 Keet Seel cliff dwellings | |
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| Location | Navajo and Coconino counties, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest city | Kayenta, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 36°40′42″N 110°32′27″W / 36.6783318°N 110.5409720°W[1] |
| Area | 360 acres (150 ha)[2] |
| Created | March 20, 1909 |
| Visitors | 61,195 (in 2018)[3] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Navajo National Monument |
Navajo National Monument | |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000176 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Navajo National Monument is a National Monument located within the northwest portion of the Navajo Nation territory in northern Arizona, which was established to preserve three well-preserved cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan people: Keet Seel (Broken Pottery) (Kitsʼiil), Betatakin (Ledge House) (Bitátʼahkin), and Inscription House (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin). The monument is high on the Shonto plateau, overlooking the Tsegi Canyon system, west of Kayenta, Arizona. It features a visitor center with a museum, three short self-guided trails, two small campgrounds, and a picnic area.
The Sandal Trail is an accessible self-guided 1.3 mi (2.1 km) roundtrip trail that ends at an overlook of the Betatakin ruins across the 560 ft (170 m) deep Betatakin Canyon. The overlook is the only point in the monument where visitors can view the cliff dwelling other than on the guided tours. Rangers guide visitors on free (3-5 hour long) tours of the Betatakin cliff dwellings and on 17 mi (27 km) roundtrip back-country hikes to the Keet Seel. The Inscription House site, further west, has been closed to public access for many years.
The National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[4]
- ^ "Navajo National Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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