Hovenweep National Monument - Square Tower Group
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N 37° 23.232 W 109° 04.773
12S E 670012 N 4139557
Hovenweep National Monument is a collection of ancestral puebloan ruins scattered throughout southeast Utah and southwest Colorado, dating from 250 AD through 1300 AD.
Waymark Code: WM3R0A
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2008
Published By: S10
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"Hovenweep" is a Ute/Paiute word meaning "deserted valley." It was given this name by William Henry Jackson, a photographer who visited this area in 1874...aptly describing these sites.
Hovenweep National Monument consists of the ruins of six prehistoric "villages" spread out over 20 miles in the southwest corner of Colorado and the southeast of Utah. These ruins are amidst the Canyons of the Ancients (site of thousands of archeological sites maintained by the Bureau of Land Management or BLM) Most of the archeological sites in this area are difficult to get to, with difficult terrain and unmaintained roads.
We continued on Road 10 out of Cortez, Colorado, and followed the signs to Hovenweep Monument. At the coordinates above is the Visitor Center and Ranger Station. It is situated by the group of ruins called the "Square Tower Group" named for a tower that still stands that is more square in shape than other structures of the time...
Just past the Visitor Center, the trail takes you around the canyon to view the remaining structures in this group. An informative sign sits just before the trail, with a relief picture of the trail and area...
Location Name: Hovenweep National Monument - Square Tower Group
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.