The nominal admission fee is waived for children under 12 years of age.
[Illustration: _Cliff Dwelling at Montezuma Well_]
Mission 66 is a program designed to be completed by 1966 which will assure the maximum protection of the scenic, scientific, wilderness, and historic resources of the National Park System in such ways and by such means as will make them available for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Montezuma Castle National Monument is administered by the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior. It was established by Presidential proclamation in 1906 and contains 783 acres in 2 sections. A superintendent, whose address is Camp Verde, Ariz., is in immediate charge.
[Illustration: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, _Secretary_
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_
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: 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
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