Places to visit around Lake Montezuma, from Montezuma Castle National Monument
Yearly visitors to Montezuma Castle National Monument number about 320K. Nothing is mapped inside Lake Montezuma, but 12 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 3 national monuments, 3 museums and a mountain, among others. Day-trippers head 50 mi out to Humphreys Peak.
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Archaeological site in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Lake Montezuma
Out at 39 mi is Sharlot Hall Museum, the farthest.
Orange: Lake Montezuma. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Look within 60 miles for all 20 places listed.
1Montezuma Castle National Monument
Archaeological site in the United States.
3Cathedral Rock
Mountain in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America.
4Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Mountain in United States of America.
5Arizona Snowbowl
An alpine ski resort located on the San Francisco Peaks.
6Coconino National Forest
National forest in Coconino, Yavapai, and Gila counties in Arizona, United States.
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8Oak Creek Canyon
River gorge located in northern Arizona between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona.
9Walnut Canyon National Monument
United States National Monument in Arizona.
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11Fort Whipple
Historic U.S. Army post in Arizona, in the present time a museum.
12Tuzigoot National Monument
National monument in Yavapai County, Arizona.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lake Montezuma →
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 · Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Tony the Marine (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pioneer Living History Village: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smoki Museum: Kate Cory, Public domain
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