Montezuma's Castle and Montezuma's Well
Montezuma's Castle is just a short 26 mile trip from Sedona. Truth is it was never a castle and Montezuma never lived there but just three miles from 1-17 at exit 289, at the end of the side road that winds down into the valley formed by Beaver Creek, you'll see what some have described as a "prehistoric high-rise apartment building".
The castle sits nestled in the limestone cliff, 70 feet above the valley. It is a 5 story, 20 room dwelling that was built and resided in by the Sinagua Indians in the 12th century.
The ruins were first thought to be Aztec in origin...thus, its name. However, later it was discovered that was not the case.
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