Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Ancient cliff dwellings in Catron County, United States.

Gila Cliff Dwellings is a Mogollon cliff dwelling site in five natural alcoves above Cliff Dweller Canyon, with 46 rooms of tan and buff stone and mud mortar built into the cave recesses. Rows of small rectangular openings pierce the walls, and the lower masonry steps unevenly along the sloped, sandy cave floor. The dark, rough cave ceiling overhangs the structure.

The wooden structures were built between 1276 and 1287, marking a period of rapid construction by Mogollon communities. The residents later abandoned this location, and their reasons for moving remain unclear.

The settlement demonstrates how Mogollon communities adapted their homes to natural rock formations and the surrounding landscape. The remaining objects reveal details about daily life and the skills of those who lived here.

The namesake dwellings are reached by a well-traveled 1-mile (1.6 km) trail loop with several footbridges over a stream; the whole walk takes about an hour. The path climbs from 5,695 feet (1,736 m) to 5,875 feet (1,791 m), so allow time for the uphill sections. The monument lies 45 miles (72 km) north of Silver City on NM 15.

The first European to see the dwellings was Henry B. Ailman, who came upon them in summer 1878 while avoiding jury duty in Silver City by organizing a prospecting trip along the Gila River. In 1912 a burial ground yielded a mummified infant nicknamed "Zeke", the only mummy the Smithsonian acquired from the monument.