Tonto National Monument Closed on December 25, 2017

Tonto National Monument Closed on December 25, 2017

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Dec. 21, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Roosevelt, AZ - Tonto National Monument will be closed on Dec. 25, 2017 and reopen normal hours on Dec. 26, 2017. Normal hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the Lower Cliff Dwelling Trail closing to uphill traffic at 4:00 p.m.

Tonto National Monument protects two cliff dwellings built by the Salado people over 700 years ago. Established as a national monument in 1907 by President Teddy Roosevelt, the cliff dwellings were part of the early archeological preservation movement in America.

For more information contact:

(928) 467-2241 and e-mail us

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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