Hike Details

Navajo National Monument

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation: 6818.89ft

Location: End of AZ Highway 564 Shonto, AZ 86054 - Directions

Description:
The Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute, Zuni, and Navajo are tribes that have inhabited the canyons for centuries. Springs fed into farming land on the canyon floor and homes were built in the natural sandstone alcoves. The cliff dwellings of Betatakin, Keet Seel, and Inscription House were last physically occupied around 1300 AD but the villages have a spiritual presence that can still be felt today.