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Wupatki National Monument
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Wupatki, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Walnut Canyon National Monuments are managed collectively as the Flagstaff Area National Monuments. Together, they protect more than 40,000 acres and 3,000 archeological sites, in a landscape of expansive high deserts, canyons, mountains, mesas, and volcanic features.
Sunset Crater Volcano framed by pines
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Sunset Crater Volcano and Walnut Canyon National Monuments are both nearby
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1851 lithograph of Wupatki Pueblo  

Did You Know?
The sites at Wupatki were first described by Lorenzo Sitgreaves during his expedition in 1851. Camping near Wupatki Pueblo, he recorded that the sites must have been the remains of a large town covering 8 or 9 miles, and that the pottery was thickly strewn over the ground.

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Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 13:24 EST