Southwest New Mexico
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
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Stone rooms built into five caves above Cliff Dweller Canyon, home to Mogollon families in the 1280s — and you can still walk through them on a one-mile loop. Getting there is the adventure: NM-15 from Silver City is 44 slow, switchbacked miles into the Gila, so give it two hours and make a day of it.
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An ancestral Mogollon home, sacred to several present-day tribes. Stay on the trail, don't touch walls or pick up artifacts, and follow ranger guidance inside the caves.
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- Last verified June 11, 2026 via Todo Nuevo México curated places — Todo Nuevo México editorial