Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location	Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest city	Silver City, NM
Coordinates	33°14′25″N 108°16′51″W / 33.24028, -108.28083
Area	533 acres (2.16 km²)
Established	November 16, 1907
Governing body	National Park Service

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in the Gila Wilderness of southwestern New Mexico. The 533-acre (2.16 km²) national monument was established on November 16, 1907. It is located in the extreme southern part of Catron County. People of the Mogollon culture lived in these cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s.^[1]

Gila Cliff Dwellings as seen from a gorge below

Looking out from one of the cave dwellings

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• Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is at coordinates 33°13′33″N 108°16′13″W / 33.2258, -108.2703 (Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument)Coordinates: 33°13′33″N 108°16′13″W / 33.2258, -108.2703 (Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument)
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