Monarch CaveMonarch Cave consists of a large amphitheater/cave and a long sloping bench leading up to it. Below
is a pool of greenish water. There
appears to be two partial towers at the ledge of the cave. We've only
seen a few Ancestral Puebloan towers and they have all been on the mesa
top. Another odd thing we noticed was toe holds on the gentle slope
leading up to the cave where toe holds didn't seem neccessary. We've
only seen toe holds on seemingly nearly verticle slopes. There is some
water seeping out the sandstone in the back of the cave/amphitheater,
perhaps it used to be a reliable spring. We saw lots of rock art prior to and at various places within the complex.
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