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Wetherill Mesa Indigenous Sight

A self-guided walk along paved and gravel trails takes you through a group of four mesa-top dwellings. The community, which covers nearly 7 acres, dates back to the year 650, the Basketmaker Period, and includes a primitive, semisubterranean pit house and what's left of a multistory stone pueblo. Allow about 45 minutes to see the sites. The trail is 2.4 miles round-trip.

Indigenous Sight

Quick Facts

Wetherill Mesa Rd., 12 miles from Far View Center
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado  81330, USA

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: Free, Closed late Oct.--early May; road closes at 6 pm

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