Yucca House National Monument
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| Yucca House National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location: | Montezuma County, Colorado, USA |
| Nearest city: | Cortez, Colorado |
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| Area: | 33.97 acres (0.14 km²) |
| Established: | December 19, 1919 |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
Yucca House National Monument is a large, unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan surface site. Yucca House is located in southwest Colorado between the towns of Towaoc and Cortez.
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the site a National Monument on December 19, 1919. As a National Park Service historic area, the was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Currently, there are no facilities or fees at Yucca House. The site is managed under Mesa Verde National Park.
To reach the monument from US 160, drive on US-160/US-491 for 8 miles south of Cortez, take County Road B west for just over a mile, then turn north onto a private drive. The entrance to the monument is at the end of that road, about 2 miles from the previous turn.
[edit] References
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
[edit] External links
- Official NPS website: Yucca House National Monument
- Description of the site from NPS
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