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Wupatki National Monument | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Coconino County, Arizona, US |
Nearest city | Flagstaff, Arizona |
Coordinates | 35°33′27″N 111°23′45″W / 35.55750°N 111.39583°W |
Area | 35,422 acres (143.35 km2)[1] |
Created | December 9, 1924[2] |
Visitors | 205,122 (in 2018)[3] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
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. Wupatki was established as a national monument in 1924[4] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. The listing included three contributing buildings and 29 contributing structures on 35,422 acres (14,335 ha).[5][6]