Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument - Fire Regime<br /><br /><br /> (U.S. National Park Service)

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	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Fire Regime

NPS Photo by Barry Nielsen

Helicoptor and bucket used to haul water from the Middle Fork to the nearby forest fire, July 2003

Fire Information for Gila National Forest:
575-388-8271


			Did You Know? The stone axes made it challenging for the Mogollon to cut down trees for vigas (roof beams) in the Gila Cliff Dwellings. So, before chopping the tree trunks, they would burn a small fire around the base of the trunk to weaken it so their axes could cut it down more easily.

Last Updated: January 13, 2009 at 07:37 EST