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Attractions near Cottonwood

Leave Cottonwood for Montezuma Castle National Monument, 12 mi away

Montezuma Castle National Monument sees about 320K visitors a year. Our list finds nothing inside Cottonwood, but 14 places within 40 miles. On the list: 5 museums, 3 national monuments and 2 zoos & aquariums, among others. Beyond the town, Humphreys Peak sits 45 mi away.

Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Montezuma Castle National Monument
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Arizona Snowbowl
National Monument · 12 mi southeast

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Archaeological site in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

Furthest out is Museum of Northern Arizona, at 38 mi.

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Orange: Cottonwood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

18 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Cottonwood →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Humphreys Peak: Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Montezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Arizona Snowbowl: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Oak Creek Canyon: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walnut Canyon National Monument: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Agua Fria National Monument: BLM photo, Public domain · Fort Whipple: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sharlot Hall Museum: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Northern Arizona: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Flagstaff: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smoki Museum: Kate Cory, Public domain

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