The Anasazi element apparently moved north or east into the Tsegi Canyon or Hopi country, while the Sinagua moved south into the Verde Valley and east to the Chavez Pass region near Winslow. By the mid-1200s Wupatki probably was completely abandoned.
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CONSERVATION—YOU CAN HELP
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ADDITIONAL POINTS OF INTEREST
This region is one of the most interesting archeological and scenic localities in the United States. Sunset Crater National Monument is 18 miles (29 km) to the south of Wupatki National Monument, and was the source of the black volcanic ash which had such profound effect on the prehistoric farmers. Twenty-one miles (34 km) farther to the south is Walnut Canyon National Monument, a beautiful canyon and rim setting for hundreds of ruined homes of prehistoric Indians who also were influenced by Sunset Crater’s ash. Farther to the south, in the Verde Valley (noted as Great Drought refuge areas) are Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments (the latter including Montezuma Well).
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