Wupatki National Monument

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Wupatki National Monument is a protected area in northern Arizona known for its well-preserved ancestral Puebloan ruins and striking high desert landscape.

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Wupatki National Monument canonical 7
Wupatki area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
national monument
protected area
adjacentTo Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
area approximately 143.3 square kilometers
approximately 35,422 acres
climate semi-arid
contains Box Canyon dwellings
Citadel Pueblo
Lomaki Pueblo
Lomaki Pueblo
surface form: Nalakihu Pueblo

Wupatki Pueblo
containsFeature ball court
great kiva
multi-story masonry structures
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalAffiliation Ancestral Puebloans
Halchidhoma people
surface form: Cohonina people

Kayenta Ancestral Puebloans
Sinagua people
ecosystem high desert grassland
pinyon-juniper woodland
elevation approximately 1,500 meters
approximately 4,900 feet
established 1924-12-09
establishedBy Calvin Coolidge
surface form: President Calvin Coolidge
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
influencedByEvent eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano
knownFor ancestral Puebloan ruins
prehistoric pueblos
striking high desert landscape
landscapeType high desert
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Arizona
locatedInCounty Coconino County, Arizona
locatedInRegion northern Arizona
locatedOn Colorado Plateau
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Flagstaff
surface form: Flagstaff, Arizona
offers ranger-led programs
self-guided trails
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
primaryAccessRoad U.S. Route 89 NERFINISHED
Wupatki Loop Road
protectedFor conservation of desert ecosystems
preservation of archaeological resources
protection of cultural heritage
timePeriodOfMajorOccupation circa 1100–1250 CE
visitorCenter Wupatki Visitor Center

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Flagstaff near Wupatki National Monument
Coconino County, Arizona contains Wupatki National Monument
Flagstaff station near Wupatki National Monument
north-central Arizona contains Wupatki National Monument
northern Arizona contains Wupatki National Monument
subject surface form: Northern Arizona
Sinagua culture hasMainRegion Wupatki National Monument
this entity surface form: Wupatki area
Sinagua culture majorSite Wupatki National Monument