The Gila Cliff Dwellings is one of the most remote national monuments in the country. The site is located on the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the nation’s first designated wilderness area. It is the only national monument with Mogollon ruins. The site protects five cliff alcoves that shield the ruins of several interlinked caves. There are 40 rooms of various sizes in the caves, created with small, flat stones set in adobe mud mortar. The caves are approximately ¼ mile above the canyon’s conflue

89K views · 922 reactions | The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived there over 700 years ago. Their dwellings, built within five of the natural caves of Cliff Dweller Canyon or in the open, are accessible to the public. National Park Service #FindYourPark #NewMexicoTRUE | New Mexico True | Facebook

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