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Hovenweep National Monument

Southern Colorado, Utah
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Banner image by Jacob W. Frank, courtesy of the NPS

From the Hovenweep National Park Service homepage:

Once home to over 2,500 people, Hovenweep includes six prehistoric villages built between A.D. 1200 and 1300. Explore a variety of structures, including multistory towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders. The construction and attention to detail will leave you marveling at the skill and motivation of the builders

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Hovenweep National Monument

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Type of place:
Ancestral Puebloan towers
Ownership:
National Park Service (NPS)
Telephone:
(970) 562-4282 x10
Email:
Contact form: https://www.nps.gov/hove/contacts.htm
Website:
https://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm
Hours:
Thursday through Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Closed Tuesday and Wednesday)
Entrance fee:
No

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