Gila Cliff Dwellings reopens after fires receed

(June 13, 2012) -- Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy Fire has decreased enough for the Cliff Dwellings National Monument and Visitor Center to reopen Thursday, and Superintendent Steve Riley said that he expects them to both remain open, the Silver City Sun-News reported today. Smoke from the fire forced the monument to close May 31 because visibility was less than a quarter mile.