Kin Ya-ah
Kin Ya'a is a Chacoan great house and the center of a significant Ancestral Puebloan outlier community. It is located near Crownpoint, New Mexico on the Dutton Plateau, 25 miles south of Chaco Canyon.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancestral Puebloan great house in the United States
- Also known as: “Kin Ya’a”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crownpoint.
Crownpoint
Town
Photo: Baltakatei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crownpoint is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 2,900 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 2,278 in 2010. Crownpoint is situated 2 miles northwest of Kin Ya-ah.
Kin Ya-ah
- Categories: historic site, Great house, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: McKinley, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.67602° or 35° 40′ 34″ northLongitude
-108.11382° or 108° 6′ 50″ westOpen location code
857HMVGP+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8149515347OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q19864478
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Kin Ya-ah from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Kin Ya-ah” goes by many names.
- French: “Kin Ya’a”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kin Ya-ah”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Diné College Library and Navajo Technical University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Crownpoint Community School and Eastern Navajo Agency DOT Maintenance Yard.
New Mexico: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Roswell.
Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover
Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.