- State: AZ
- NPCA Region: Southwest
- Est. Date: 1907
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Significant Concern
Nature
Significant Concern
Climate Change Threats
This area was once home to the prehistoric Salado people, named in the early 20th century after the life-giving Rio Salado, or Salt River. The Tonto National Monument protects the ruins of two cliff dwellings that are nearly 700 years old. The park also shares artifacts and stories from this region of the Sonoran desert overlooking the Tonto Basin in southeastern Arizona.
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