| Walnut Canyon National Monument | |
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| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, United States |
| Nearest city | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35°09′57″N 111°30′07″W / 35.16583°N 111.50194°W |
| Area | 3,529 acres (14.28 km2)[1] |
| Created | November 30, 1915 |
| Visitors | 167,736 (in 2018)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Walnut Canyon National Monument |
Walnut Canyon National Monument | |
| Nearest city | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Area | 2,249.5 acres (910.3 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000174[3] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Walnut Canyon National Monument (Hopi: Wupatupqa) is a United States National Monument located about 10 mi (16 km) southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, near Interstate 40. The canyon rim elevation is 6,690 ft (2,040 m); the canyon's floor is 350 ft (110 m) lower. A 0.9 mi (1.4 km) long loop trail descends 185 ft (56 m) into the canyon passing 25 cliff dwelling rooms constructed by the Sinagua, a pre-Columbian cultural group that lived in Walnut Canyon from about 1100 to 1250 AD. Other contemporary habitations of the Sinagua people are preserved in the nearby Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle national monuments.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#66000174)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.