Montezuma Well National Monument | Arizona Sightseeing

Montezuma Well is a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. It is a natural limestone sinkhole near the town of Rimrock, Arizona, through which some 1,500,000 US gallons of water emerge each day from an underground spring. It is located about 11 miles northeast of Montezuma Castle.
The Well measures 386 feet in diameter from rim to rim and contains a near-constant volume of spring water even in times of severe drought. The water is highly carbonated and contains high levels of arsenic. At least five endemic species are found exclusively in Montezuma Well: a diatom, the Montezuma Well springsnail, a water scorpion, the Hyalella montezuma amphipod, and the Motobdella montezuma leech - the most endemic species in any spring in the southwestern United States.
Montezuma Well's steady outflow has been used for irrigation since the 8th century. Part of a prehistoric canal is preserved near the park's picnic ground, and portions of the canal's original route are still in use today.
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[@redwhiteblue7831]

Very cool place for sightseeing. Big ear bats definitely earned their name. Thank you for sharing, take care Jason.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Great stop on a road trip!

[@mobiltec]

This Montezuma guy really got around eh?

[@HuckOutdoors]

LOL Yep!

[@TroutWest]

That whole Verde valley is awesome. Tons of history

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yeah there is a lot there! One site we couldn't get to as the roads were closed each day we were there.

[@hike2bhuman110]

Very cool 👍🏻👊🏻

[@HuckOutdoors]

Great little spot

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

And people think the desert doesn't have any water! 1.5 million flowing daily is pretty unreal. Awesome place to go and visit.

[@HuckOutdoors]

So much life in the desert! Just have to search for it!

[@BackpackingWithJason]

That’s incredible how much water comes out of that a day. Very interesting and cool video.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yeah, I was blown away with how much water is coming out of it.

[@newhiker3358]

Great place. That big eared bat sure earns its name. When you walked up behind those ladies I expected them to turn around and say "WHAT?" because you said "Nice view" lol

[@HuckOutdoors]

Big ole ears on that bat. LOL They actually did say something after I got the shot.

[@Hector_Outdoors]

Another awesome and educational episode of Huck Outdoors!

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thanks Hector!

[@potatothorn]

awesome. that little aqueduct looks so cool i love it

[@HuckOutdoors]

It was a fun place to explore!

[@WealthandTravelonaDime]

Dang you always visit best places

[@HuckOutdoors]

I get lucky from time to time.