Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in southwestern New Mexico was established as a national monument November 16, 1907. Its gross area is 533 acres (2.2 km²). State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

It offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. The surroundings probably look today very much like they did when the cliff dwellings were inhabited. It is surrounded by the Gila National Forest and lies at the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the United States' first designated wilderness area. This designation means that the wilderness character of the area will not be altered by the intrusion of roads or other evidence of human presence. The Mogollon (pronounced mo-goi-YONE) Native American culture lived in the American Southwest from approximately AD 700 until sometime between AD 1300 and AD 1400. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s - 1280s - 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s 1330s Years: 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 Events and Trends Categories: 1280s ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s - 1300s - 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s Years: 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309 Events and Trends MARF Categories: 1300s ... Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. ...

External links

National Park Service official site