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  1. Jan 18, 2024 · Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa highlands of northern Arizona, Wupatki National Monument is an unlikely landscape for a thriving community. The early 1100's marked a time of cooler and wetter weather, when the ancestors of contemporary Pueblo communities created a bustling center of trade and culture. For indigenous peoples, these sites represent the footprints of their ancestors.

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  2. Website. Wupatki National Monument. The Wupatki National Monument is a United States National Monument located in north-central Arizona, near Flagstaff. Rich in Native American archaeological sites, the monument is administered by the National Park Service in close conjunction with the nearby Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

  3. Sep 14, 2021 · Phone +1 928-679-2365. Web Visit website. Once the tallest, largest, and maybe even richest, pueblo in the region, Wupatki housed up to 100 people in northern Arizona. Then, in approximately 1085 A.D., the nearby Sunset Crater Volcano erupted, covering the region with pellets of lava, making it inhabitable.

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  4. 1. Wupatki Pueblo Trail. The Wupatki Puelbo Trail is the most popular area to visit in Wupatki National Monument. Paved, with a small overlook at the beginning, the trail later turns into a well-trodden, dirt path. But even at this point, the walking route is well able to accommodate both strollers and wheelchairs.

  5. Nov 28, 2022 · Wupatki National Monument protects over 2,600 ancestral Puebloan sites 20 miles north of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Over 900 years ago, the eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano in Arizona forced the people living in the region of present-day Flagstaff to evacuate their homes and the lands they had cultivated for 400 years.

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  7. Visit Flagstaff’s National Monuments. After exploring Wupatki National Monument, take a scenic loop drive that connects to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.The volcanic eruption and lava flows disrupted life for indigenous people in the area, many of whom are believed to have relocated to Wupatki’s higher ground.

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