Blanding in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Square Tower Group
Hovenweep National Monument
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 4, 2008
1. The Square Tower Group Marker
Inscription.
The Square Tower Group. Hovenweep National Monument. Over 700 years ago, Little Ruin Canyon was the scene of a sizable ancestral Pueblo community. Sustained by a small spring at the head of the canyon and rainwater held behind check dams on the mesa top, they flourished in what we would consider a harsh environment., (Inscription under the photos in the lower left) Hovenweep Castle and Stonghold House.
Over 700 years ago, Little Ruin Canyon was the scene of a sizable ancestral Pueblo community. Sustained by a small spring at the head of the canyon and rainwater held behind check dams on the mesa top, they flourished in what we would consider a harsh environment.
(Inscription under the photos in the lower left) Hovenweep Castle and Stonghold House.
Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
Location. 37° 23.022′ N, 109° 4.326′ W. Marker is in Blanding, Utah, in San Juan County. Marker is on Hovenweep Campground Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blanding UT 84511, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Marker in front of the Hovenweep National Monument Visitor Center
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 4, 2008
3. Little Ruin Canyon Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 4, 2008
4. Stronghold House
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5. Hovenweep Ruins
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6. Hovenweep Ruins
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7. Hovenweep Ruins
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8. Hovenweep Ruins
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 4, 2008
9. Hovenweep Ruins
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 4, 2008
10. Entrance to the Hovenweep National Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on January 24, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.