|
| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Montezuma Castle National Monument in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest) |
|
The Way Up / Construction Sequence
|
| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 1. The Way Up Marker | | |
Inscription.
The Way Up
How in the world do you build a structure large enough to house 35 people high up on a steep canyon wall? Sound impossible? Here’s how Montezuma Castle’s ingenious Sinagua farmers managed it.
Construction Sequence
1. Limestone ledges and caves before the castle was built.
2. First construction; a six-room unit (3rd floor).
3. Small room added at west (left) end; one room built on next (4th) floor.
4. Fourth floor expanded. Two rooms built in small cave (2nd floor).
5. Parapet and two rooms built at top (5th floor); three small rooms at front (1st, 2nd floors).
6. Three stacked rooms formed the central “tower” (1st, 2nd, 3rd floors). Small storage rooms may have been built earlier.
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 34° 36.71′ N, 111° 50.514′ W. Marker is in Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, in Yavapai County. Click for map. Markers are along the walking trail leading from the visitor center. Marker is at or near this postal address: Montezuma Castle Road, Camp Verde AZ 86322, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Community (within shouting distance of this marker); The Neighborhood / Mysterious Departures (within shouting distance of this marker); The People Next Door (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to The Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); Lifeline / Prehistoric Produce (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Macaw Pen Stone? (about 600 feet away); Pecan Lane Rural Historic Landscape (approx. 2.7 miles away); Fort Verde State Historic Park (approx. 3.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Montezuma Castle National Monument.| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Construction Sequence Marker | | |
Also see . . . Montezuma Castle National Monument. (Submitted on March 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
|
| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Construction Sequence & The Way Up Markers | | Looking east toward visitor center | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Construction Sequence Step 1 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Construction Sequence Step 2 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 6. Construction Sequence Step 3 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 7. Construction Sequence Step 4 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 8. Construction Sequence Step 5 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 9. Construction Sequence Step 6 on Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 10. Crossview Image on The Way Up Marker | | |
| | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010 | |
| | | 11. Montezuma Castle View from Markers | | |
|
Credits. This page originally submitted on March 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 310 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on March 13, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
| | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
|
Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
HMdb.org