The National Park System, of which this area is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people. [Illustration: Metate] [Illustration: MONTEZUMA CASTLE NATIONAL MONUMENT ARIZONA] MONTEZUMA CASTLE NATIONAL MONUMENT (Elevation 3,200 feet) MONTEZUMA WELL Verde River Oak Creek Beaver Creek Black Canyon Highway Alt. 89 Temp. 79 Sedona Chapel of the Holy Cross Bell Rock Oak Creek Page Springs Cornville Camp Verde _To Flagstaff 45 Miles_ _To Flagstaff 46 Miles_ _To Mormon Lake 20 Miles_ _To Payson 38 Miles_ _To Phoenix 86 Miles_ _To Cottonwood 6 Miles, Clarkdale 12 Miles_ _To Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Tuzigoot National Monument, Jerome and Prescott_ Revised 1960 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959—O 523612 Transcriber’s Notes —This eBook is based on a U.S. government publication which is public domain in the United States. —Corrected a few palpable typos. —Within the map, transcribed labels, and added italicized text where needed to define the context. —In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Montezuma Castle National Monument (1959), by National Park Service