Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument: There are many wooded, steep sided
canyons containing numerous ancient Anasazi ruins in the plateau
land near Mesa Verde National Park, and a large area of them
have been incorporated into a new national monument, which
occupies generally inaccessible BLM land in the southwest corner
of the state, west of US 666 and adjoining the border with Utah.
The area extends from Squaw Canyon in the north, across various
tributaries of Yellow Jacket Canyon and the northern branches of
McElmo Canyon, north of Montezuma County Road G. A small
separate area is south of this road, around Rincon Canyon.
Several sections of Hovenweep National Monument have been
incorporated into the new region, as has the former Anasazi
Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) and Lowry Pueblo, a
National Historical Landmark.
Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument: There are many wooded, steep sided
canyons containing numerous ancient Anasazi ruins in the plateau
land near Mesa Verde National Park, and a large area of them
have been incorporated into a new national monument, which
occupies generally inaccessible BLM land in the southwest corner
of the state, west of US 666 and adjoining the border with Utah.
The area extends from Squaw Canyon in the north, across various
tributaries of Yellow Jacket Canyon and the northern branches of
McElmo Canyon, north of Montezuma County Road G. A small
separate area is south of this road, around Rincon Canyon.
Several sections of Hovenweep National Monument have been
incorporated into the new region, as has the former Anasazi
Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) and Lowry Pueblo, a
National Historical Landmark.