<< Our Photo Pages >> Montezuma Castle - Ancient Village or Settlement in United States in The Southwest
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Multi-periodSite Name: Montezuma CastleCountry: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Camp Verde, Arizona
Latitude: 34.612000N Longitude: 111.8417W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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mfrincu visited on 20th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 My first cliff dwelling! Simply amazing. I have seen many after it but Montezuma Castle is one of my favorites.
jeffrep visited on 24th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
bat400 visited on 1st Jan 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Rileyy visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Access: 5
TimPrevett TheCaptain have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 4.25
Although visitors can no longer climb up to or within the structure, the five storey building complex can be viewed from below.
A small museum and visitor center offers information about finds from the area.
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Other Sinagua culture sites include the V/V Petroglyph site.
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