Hovenweep National Monument, Utah
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94RedRover
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: WM3BV2
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2008
Views: 16
The area of Hovenweep National Monument here at the Little Ruin Canyon, is considered the Square Tower group in the whole conglemeration considered Hovenweep and the Canyons of the Ancients.
Scattered throughout this valley are remains of a dozen or so different structures, indicating a population of some size inhabited this area, and evidence that the nearby mesa being farmed has also been excavated. There is evidence that this area may have been inhabited as early as 250 AD, but these structures that remain as a reminder of the past were built around 1230 to 1275 AD. Some of the structures involve creative structural features and mortars.
The trail is a total of 2 miles, but the Tower Point Overlook could be bypassed to save .5 miles. My opinion...don't skip the chance to see the valley from this vantage point.
The trail loops around the chasm, heads down breifly into the valley, then back up a steep (and I mean steep) incline back ot the visitor center.
The coordinates above are for the visitor center...
Type of overlook: trail
Picnic tables: yes
Benches: yes
Water/restrooms: yes
Overlook designation: Designated
Elevation: 5,200.00
View:
There are a number of overlooks in the Little Ruin Canyon. I am posting pictures from both sides of the canyon, as the trail loops around the mesa top.
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Visit Instructions:
You will need a picture with your GPS of the view and the area. It can't be the same picture as the listing has.