Chaco Canyon

Chaco Canyon is a scenic viewpoint in San Juan, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon is situated nearby to Casa Rinconada Trailhead, as well as near the archaeological site Bc50 Ruin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Casa Rinconada.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a major unit of the United States National Park System located within the Navajo Nation in northwest New Mexico.

Archaeological site

Casa Rinconada is an Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located atop a ridge adjacent to a small rincon across from Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northwestern New Mexico, United States. Casa Rinconada is situated 730 feet southwest of Chaco Canyon.

Archaeological site

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Pueblo Bonito is the largest and best-known great house in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico. It was built by the Ancestral Puebloans who occupied the structure between AD 828 and 1126. Pueblo Bonito is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Chaco Canyon.

Latitude

36.05606° or 36° 3′ 22″ north

Longitude

-107.95837° or 107° 57′ 30″ west

Open location code

858J324R+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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