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National Monumentmonument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Mimbres, NM
For thousands of years, groups of nomads used the caves above Cliff Dweller Creek as temporary shelter. In the late 1200s, people of the agricultural Mogollon (Southern Ancestral Pueblo) culture made it a home. They built rooms, crafted pottery and raised children in the cliff dwellings for one or two generations. By approximately 1300, the Mogollon had moved on, leaving the walls behind.
Visitor centervisitor center
Gila Visitor Center — Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Mimbres, NM
Visitors can get information for visiting the park and watch an orientation film, and tour the museum.