Montezuma Castle National Monument - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma Castle National Monument protects a set of well-preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde, Arizona which was built and used by the Sinagua people, a pre-Colombian culture closely related to the Hohokam and other indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States.

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Attractions Near Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma Well

Montezuma Well

8.65km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma well is a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. It is a natural limestone sinkhole near the town of Lake Montezuma, Arizona, through which some 1,500,000 US gallons of water emerge each day from an underground spring.

V Bar V Heritage Site

V Bar V Heritage Site

12.43km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

This is the largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley of central Arizona, and one of the best-preserved. The rock art site consists of 1,032 petroglyphs in 13 panels. Acquired by the Coconino National Forest in 1994, the site is protected and kept open to the public by the US Forest Service.

Bell Rock

Bell Rock

21.95km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

Bell Rock is a popular landmark and tourist attraction just north of the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. With an elevation at its summit of 4,919 feet. People claim that Bell Rock is a "vortex" making it a popular tourist destination and place of meditation.

Red Rock State Park

Red Rock State Park

22.39km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

Red Rock State Park is a state park of Arizona, USA, featuring a red sandstone canyon outside the city of Sedona. The main mission of this day-use park is the preservation of the riparian habitat along Oak Creek. Red Rock State Park serves as an environmental education facility for the public and for school or private groups, and provides limited passive recreational opportunities.

Courthouse Butte

Courthouse Butte

22.5km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

Courthouse Butte is a butte just north of the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. Summit elevation is 5,454 feet. Geologically, Courthouse Butte is composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rock of the Permian Supai Formation.

Dead Horse Ranch State Park

Dead Horse Ranch State Park

23km from Montezuma Castle National Monument

Dead Horse Ranch State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, on the Verde River in an area known as the Verde River Greenway which covers 423 acres. It also offers trailhead access to the Dead Horse Trail System, located on adjacent Coconino National Forest land. The ranch was originally named by the Ireys family, who sold the land to the state of Arizona to become a state park.

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Yavapai County

Yavapai County

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Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. comprises the Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the northern portions of Peoria and Wickenburg in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. This county is blessed with many more beautiful places and is one of the key attractions in the Arizona state.

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