• Montezuma Castle's prehistoric dwelling

    Montezuma Castle

    National Monument Arizona

  • Summer Hours 8-5 Daily

    Please note that our summer hours will continue as 8am to 5pm daily. Some guide books may not be updated. 5pm is when the gates close, so for a complete visit please arrive by 4pm.

Ranger Minutes From Montezuma Castle

Audio and Video Ranger Minutes
Download the following Ranger Minute segments and use them to gain a better understanding of Montezuma Castle National Monument.  

To download you can either left-click on each link which will open up each movie in a new window or you can right-click on each link and the click on "Save Target As..." which will allow you to download each segmet on to your computer.  You can then play those segments on your computer or upload them onto your iPod or other portable media player.

Please note that these segemets are large and that they may take a few moments to load. 

You will need either Apple's QuickTime or Windows Media Player software to view the videos below. Click on the links above to download the latest versions of each for free.

 
Way Up There

Ranger Josh provides an answer to a very common quesion.


Way Up There

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Audio Only MP3 (2.12Mb)
Text Only PDF (0.0Mb)

Duration: 2:19

Why did the Sinagua choose to live way up there?

 
Why The Name?

Ranger Richard travels back in time to explore the history of the name Montezuma Castle.


Why The Name?

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Duration: 1:32

Where did the name Montezuma Castle come from?

Did You Know?

1968 Divers at MOWE

Groups of divers have explored Montezuma Well nine times.  This picture from 1968 shows one of the first expeditions.  The divers found that the Well is 55ft deep with fissures for springs reaching 120 and 140ft deep.