The Cliffs Ranger Station is an early

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ranger station in what is now

Walnut Canyon National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument (Hopi language, Hopi: Wupatupqa) is a United States National Monument located about southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, near Interstate 40. The canyon rim elevation is ; the canyon's floor is lower. A lo ...

in northern

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, United States. Also known as the Old Headquarters of the national monument, it was built in 1904 by the Forest Service, and served as the monument headquarters after it was established in 1915. The log cabin is one of the oldest remaining log cabins in northern

. It served as the living quarters for the park's early custodians. The cabin measures by overall, including an addition at the east end. The roof overhang of the addition has been cut back to allow an alligator cypress to grow close to the building. The interior is divided into four rooms. The Old Headquarters was placed on the

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on March 31, 1975. The listing was enlarged and renamed in 2019.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Government buildings completed in 1904 Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona Log cabins in the United States 1904 establishments in Arizona Territory National Register of Historic Places in Coconino County, Arizona Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona