Canyon Of The Ancients Map

On the west side of cortez hwy 160 veers to the left and heads south out of cortez. You will travel through hesperus mancos and cortez.

Canyons Of The Ancients Mesa Verde Country Visitor Information Bureau

Canyons of the ancients national monument in southwestern colorado saddlehorn pueblo along the sand canyon trailcontains a huge number of archaeological sites more than 6000 recorded so far and up to 100 per square mile in some places representing ancestral puebloan and other native american cultures.

Canyon of the ancients map. It is located in southwestern colorado just a few miles from the amazing anasazi cliff dwellings of mesa verde national park. State of coloradothe monuments 176056 acres 71247 ha are managed by the bureau of land management as directed in the presidential proclamation which created the site on june 9 2000. Canyons of the ancients national monument is a national monument protecting an archaeologically significant landscape located in the southwestern region of the us.

For the past 8500 years the ancestral puebloans nomadic ute and navajo tribes have moved in and out of the region. Canyons of the ancients national monument the monument encompasses 176000 acres of federal land administered by the bureau of land management blm. The folks at the visitor center were helpful in getting us directions and maps we were on tight schedule and did not give the national monument the time it.

Covering 176000 acres the canyons of the ancients national monument is a rugged and breathtaking landscape containing the highest known density of archaeological sites in the united states. Canyons of the ancients national monument is a relatively new addition to the national park service roster. Follow this highway west out of town and follow it for about 48 miles.

The monument is located in the four corners region of southwestern colorado about 50 miles west of durango 10 miles west of cortez and 12 miles west of mesa verde national park. Canyons of the ancients national monument contains a huge number of archaeological sites representing ancestral puebloan and other native american culturesthe monument is managed as an integral cultural landscape containing a wealth of historic and environmental resources. The monument was designated on june 9 2000 by.

We hiked three trails off the sand canyon trailhead southern part of the canyon of the ancients. The four main paved routes into canyons of the ancients national monument are road 64 in the north road 10 across the center road p to sand canyon pueblo and road g in the south alongside mcelmo creek. Canyons of the ancients national monument canyons of the ancients national monument.

6000 ancient sites some visible to the eye dot the landscape including cliff dwellings villages and rock art. You wont find cliff dwellings at canyons of the ancients but you will find older above ground dwellings. Hwy 550 and make a right turn onto us highway 160 co 789.

Canyon of the ancients national monument was home to the anasazi people as early at 7500 bc. 5181 feet in durango head south on main ave.

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