Detail of Square Tower House Cliff Dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. UNESCO World Heritage site.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This cliff dwelling can be readily viewed from the road above. It was constructed beneath a sandstone overhang against a narrow, south-facing cliff face along the eastern edge of Navajo Canyon. The tower here is the tallest structure in the park.
As with the Park's other cliff dwellings, this one was lived in for fewer than 100 years and abandoned as of approximately 1300 A.D.
Detail of Square Tower House Cliff Dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. UNESCO World Heritage site.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This cliff dwelling can be readily viewed from the road above. It was constructed beneath a sandstone overhang against a narrow, south-facing cliff face along the eastern edge of Navajo Canyon. The tower here is the tallest structure in the park.
As with the Park's other cliff dwellings, this one was lived in for fewer than 100 years and abandoned as of approximately 1300 A.D.