Canyon de Chelly National Monument
National Register of Historic Places

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Chinle, Apache County, Arizona
Listed
August 24, 1970
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000066

About this property

Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the indigenous tribes that lived in the area, from the Ancestral Puebloans to the Navajo who eliminated them. The monument covers 83,840 acres (131 mi2; 339 km2) and encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska Mountains just to the east of the monument. None of the land is federally owned. Canyon de Chelly is one of the most visited national monuments in the United States.

Location

Chinle, Apache County, Arizona
36.16811, -109.29411

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINALNATIVE AMERICANMILITARY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Chinle Franciscan Mission Historic District
Industrial
14.9 mi
Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission
Colonial
34.5 mi
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Modern
34.9 mi
Navajo Nation Council Chamber
Pre Contact
36.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Destruction of Navajo Peach Orchards – Canyon de Chelly
1864Indian Wars
9.8 mi
Canyon de Chelly Raid – Massacre Cave
1100Pre-Columbian
9.9 mi
Canyon de Chelly Defensive Cliff Architecture
1200Pre-Columbian
10.1 mi

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When was Canyon de Chelly National Monument listed on the National Register?

Canyon de Chelly National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Canyon de Chelly National Monument?

Canyon de Chelly National Monument is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Canyon de Chelly National Monument?

The period of significance for Canyon de Chelly National Monument is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1931.

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