Chimney Rock National Monument
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Chimney Rock National Monument is a protected archaeological and cultural site in southwestern Colorado known for its dramatic twin rock pinnacles and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruins.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national monument ⓘ |
| access | seasonal ⓘ |
| astronomicalEventAssociatedWith | lunar standstill ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | circa 900 CE ⓘ |
| contains |
Chimney Rock pinnacle
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ⓘ
Companion Rock pinnacle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAffiliation |
Ancestral Puebloans
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ⓘ
Chacoan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedBy | President Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | Chimney Rock Archaeological Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationDate | September 21, 2012 ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2300 meters
ⓘ
about 7600 feet ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Ancestral Puebloan ruins
ⓘ
Great House Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ kivas ⓘ pit houses ⓘ plaza areas ⓘ twin rock pinnacles ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter | Chimney Rock Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | federally protected area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important Ancestral Puebloan cultural landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical alignments
ⓘ
dramatic rock pinnacles ⓘ well-preserved mesa-top ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Archuleta County, Colorado
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ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| nearestCity | Pagosa Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Piedra River Valley
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ⓘ
San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chacoan outlier system
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ⓘ
San Juan National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationFocus |
archaeological resources
ⓘ
cultural resources ⓘ traditional cultural values ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | sacred site by Native American tribes ⓘ |
| region | Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantOccupation | circa 900–1150 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pueblo II period ⓘ |
| visitorActivities |
cultural interpretation programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwestern Colorado