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Cliff Dwellings Closed June 3 through 7; TJ Site Tours Offered
The Gila Cliff Dwellings will be closed from June 3 through 7, 2013 for hazard rock removal from the cliff face directly above the dwellings. Ranger-guided tours of the TJ Site will be offered at 11 am and 2 pm while the cliff dwellings are closed. More »
Feast or Famine? Document L
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Document: L Title: Gila Cliff Dwellings an Introduction to Plants and Animals in the Area Author: James Kavanagh Source: A pocket naturalist guide Animals common to Gila Cliff Dwellings Roadrunner Turkey vulture Golden eagle Bald eagle Red-tailed hawk American kestrel Common black-hawk Great blue heron Steller's Jay Common Raven Gambel's Quail Wild Turkey Pinyon Jay Canyon Wren Violet-green Swallow Blue Grosbeak Northern Flicker Acorn Woodpecker Western Bluebird Black-chinned Hummingbird Black-headed Grosbeak Rufous Hummingbird Spotted Towhee Broad-tailed Hummingbird Black-tailed Rattlesnake Gopher Snake Western Ribbon Snake Crevice Spiny Lizard Short-horned Lizard Eastern Fence Lizard Tiger Salamander Gila Whiptail Collared Lizard Bullfrog Box Turtle Canyon Treefrog Black-tailed Jackrabbit Desert Cottontail Abert's Squirrel Rock Squirrel Gray Fox White-nosed Coati Mexican Gray Wolf Striped Skunk Bobcat Hooded Skunk Elk Mule Deer Javelina Mountain Lion Coyote American Beaver Black Bear Kavanagh, James. The Archeology of Gila Cliff Dwellings. 1. Tucson: Western Archeological and Conservation Center, 1986. Print. |
Did You Know?
Mimbres pottery provides a glimpse into the world of the ancient Puebloans of the Mimbres region, a subset of the Mogollon area. Some of the pottery depicts activities such as hunting, fishing, and gaming. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is the only National Park Service unit that was established specifically to preserve structures created by the ancient Puebloans of the Mogollon area.