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Road Construction / Bee Activity

HWY 60 between Superior & Miami is under construction.

Due to many active beehives, the cliff dwellings may be closed without notice. Visitors can still walk the trail and get near the dwellings.
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Tonto National Monument

Situated within rugged terrain in the northeastern part of the Sonoran Desert, these well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries.
 
Lower Cliff Dwelling view

Prehistoric Peoples of Tonto Basin

Shallow caves overlooking Tonto Basin shelter masonry dwellings nearly 700 years old.
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Saguaro

The Sonoran Desert

There is an amazing diversity of life in the desert. There are snakes and cactus, but there are also frogs and wildflowers.
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old postcard of the Apache Trail

Tonto Basin Tales

As prehistoric groups left Tonto Basin, other native peoples used the valley. The Spaniards arrived in the 1500's, followed by pioneers from the east, further changing what is now Arizona.
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Tonto National Monument
26260 N Az Hwy 188  # 2
Roosevelt, AZ 85545

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(928) 467-2241

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(928) 467-2225

Climate

Winter: lows in the 30s, highs in the 60s. Summer: lows in the 80s, highs 110+.
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Did You Know?
Many of the west’s most important men passed through the gates of Bent’s Fort. Some of their names were Joseph Walker, John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, Bill Williams, Tom Fitzpatrick, Dick Wooten, Francis Parkman, Marcus Whitman, General Kearny, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, and George Ruxton.

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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 13:55 EST