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Tonto National Monument is an area in the Superstition Mountains, Gila Country, in central Arizona just on the northeastern border of the Sonoran Desert. The monument is famous for its two Salado culture cliff dwellings. The Salado people lived here from the 13th to the 15th century AD: in addition to the dwellings there are artifacts such as brightly colored pottery and woven cotton cloth.

This part of Arizona is extremely dry: the Salt River runs through here and provides a source of water all year long. In addition to hunting, the Salado people gathered local plants and also farmed.

Plants include several kinds of cacti, agave, palo verde, and yucca.

Tonto National Monument - 2 hour 20 minute Weekend Getaway from Phoenix
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