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The Kinishba ruins, at 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in elevation, is south of the Mogollon Rim and north of the Salt River. Located at the eastern foot of Tsé Sizin (Rock Standing Up), or Sawtooth Mountain on White Mountain Apache trust lands associated with the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
The ruins are situated in a valley that slopes to the right bank of the White River. The site is easily accessible in comparison to the other Anasazi ruins in the Fort Apache area. Estimates suggest the ruins were built and occupied from 1100 to 1300 CE as part of a population boom within the Mogollon Rim region and beyond.
The Kinishba pueblo is composed of nine major building mounds, the remains of masonry room blocks, some of which were originally three stories tall. There were two large apartment blocks, and several smaller buildings, with two communal courtyards. At its peak, Kinishba may have housed up to 1,000 to 1,500 people.
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