Statement for management : Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona

70 Pages·1991·1.6 MB·English

by  Montezuma Castle National Monument

statement for management
1991
Montezuma
Castle
National Monument Arizona
•
National Park Service • Department of the Interior
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2012 with funding from
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STATEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT
Montezuma Castle National Monument
S/ Glen E. Henderson 10/26/90
Recommended:
MOCA
Superintendent, Date
S/ R. Cunningham 11/5/90
Concurred:
General Superintendent, SOAR Date
S/ Lew Albert (Acting) 12/21/90
Approved:
WRO
Regional Director, Date

CONTENTS
LOCATION
I. 1
PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE 2
II.
INFLUENCES: INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS 4
III.
A. Legislative and Administrative Requirements 4
B. Resources 6
C. Land Uses and Trends 7
D. Visitor Use Analysis 8
E. Facility and Equipment Analysis 10
F. Status of Planning 12
IV. EXISTING MANAGEMENT ZONES 14
V. MAJOR ISSUES 16
VI. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES 19
APPENDICES
OUTLINE OF PLANNING REQUIREMENTS

LOCATION
I.
Montezuma Castle National Monument consists of two separate operating units,
the Montezuma Castle section and the Montezuma Well section. These two
sections are about 10 miles apart and are located alongside Beaver Creek in Yavapai
County. The Monument is centrally located within the state and is within the third
Congressional District.
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PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MONUMENT
II.
The purpose of Montezuma Castle National Monument is to provide for the
protection, preservation and enjoyment by the public of a prehistoric cliff dwelling,
other prehistoric ruins, and a spring-fed limestone sink.
The prehistoric Sinagua cliff dwelling known as Montezuma Castle is one of the
best preserved cliff dwellings in America. It is described in the December 8, 1906,
establishing proclamation as "...of the greatest ethnological value and scientific
interest...".
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