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La Fortaleza

MilitaryModerate difficulty● Yellow hazardArizona

This hilltop village contains at least 57 rooms, and its elevated perch offers expansive views across the Gila River valley. Pottery at the site suggests the village was built and occupied by several generations of Hohokam farmers in the A.D. 1200s.

Site typeMilitary
StateArizona
Coordinates33.0049, -112.7598
Difficulty · ModerateSome effort — hiking, navigating fences or rough terrain.
Hazard · YellowStandard caution — typical abandoned-structure risks: weak floors, debris, broken glass.
Light todaySunrise 05:57 · sunset 19:10 (local) — golden hour is the first and last hour of that window
Conditions today79–105°F · 35% precip chance · wind to 15 mph
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