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Yucca House National Monument

Montezuma County

Set aside as a National Monument in 1919, this Chacoan "outlier" site with tree ring dates of AD 1163 through 1263 represents a culmination of the long sequence of Formative Period cultural development of southwestern Colorado.

A black and white photo of the site with tall grasses, rock structure and mesas in the background.

Yucca House National Monument

This habitation site with public architecture, including a great kiva, has the potential to address questions regarding population dynamics and abandonment, agricultural techniques and water control systems, and social and political integration.

National Register

Address

Via US Hwy. 666, 12 miles south of Cortez

Site Number

5MT.5006