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Tonto National Monument
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- Designation
- National Monument
- State
- AZ
- Park address
- Roosevelt, AZ
- Entrance fee
- Per person: $10.00NPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Notes
Designation Date: 10/21/1905
Located within the northern range of the Sonoran Desert lie two cliff dwellings that were occupied from 1300-1450 CE (common era). They represent a vibrant culture consisting of local and immigrant groups that lived in the Tonto Basin. Together they formed a new ideology, which archeologists refer to as Salado. Today, descendants of the cliff dwellers continue to call Arizona home.