National and State Register

Trinchera Cave Archaeological District

Las Animas County

The district is significant for its potential to yield important information regarding prehistoric and historic peoples.

A black and white photo of a deer sketched into a rock.

Trinchera Cave Archaeological District

Nomadic hunter-gatherer bands used the area from circa 1250 BC through AD 1725, followed by more intermittent occupations into the 19th century.

National Register

Address

Trinchera vicinity

Site Number

5LA.9555