• Betatakin

    Navajo

    National Monument Arizona

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  • Cliff Dwelling Tours 2013

    Tours to Betatakin and Keet Seel begin on May 26, 2013 and ends on September 07, 2013.

  • Flash Flooding

    Flash flooding occurs in Tsegi Canyon System during the summer season and will cause concellation of Keet Seel reservations and Betatakin hikes. Please check the weather for Betatakin Arizona at NOAA website. More »

People

Who Was Here?

Descendants of the Hopi people who built these places are called Hisatsinom. Zuni, also pueblo builders, know that several of their clans began in this area. Later, San Juan Southern Paiute, famous for their baskets, moved into this area and lived near the cliff dwellings. Today, this place is surrounded by the Navajo Nation, as it has been for hundreds of years.

 
Multi-storied stone houses inside alcove.
Buildings cling to alcove floor inside Betatakin/Talastima.
Marc Steuben

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Inscription House was partly built using a form of adobe brick. Unlike modern adobe bricks, these have ample amounts of grasses.