Pit House Site
The Northern San Juan Surface Pit House that was constructed here is composed of one large room used as a dwelling area and 3 rectangular room blocks used for storage.
[Left illustration caption reads]
Typical cross-section of surface pit house
[Right illustration caption reads]
Plan showing room layout of this surface pit house
Erected by Chimney Rock Interpretive Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans.
Location. 37° 10.482′ N, 107° 18.189′ W. Marker is in Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, in Archuleta County. Marker is on the Chimney Rock Interpretive Association gift shop's west wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3179 Colorado Route 151, Pagosa Springs CO 81147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chimney Rock Artifacts (here, next to this marker); The Great Kiva (here, next to this marker); People and Place (approx.
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More about this marker. The US Forest Service is in the process of building a new visitor center which should be open for the 2021 visitation season.
Also see . . .
1. Chimney Rock National Monument. US Forest Service website entry (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Chimney Rock National Monument. Chimney Rock Interpretive Association website homepage (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Chimney Rock National Monument. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 3, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
