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  Archaeological Site

Pierre’s Site

 
View of El Farro from "The Acropolis"
 

Pierre’s Site, an archaeological complex on the Great North Road leading out of Chaco Canyon, features roomblocks, kivas, lookouts, and signaling locations perched atop small mesas. Occupied during the heyday of the Chaco Culture, this site is part of the larger cultural landscape of pueblos, shrines, solar and lunar observatories, and roads that stretched across the San Juan Basin and beyond a thousand years ago.

Hours Open: Daily, sunrise to sunset

Time Period Represented: 1000-1150 AD

Seasons Open: Year round

Visitor Fees: None.

 ADA Accessibility Notes

This is a remote site, hard to find - call the Farmington BLM office for directions

For More Information, Contact:

BLM - Farmington Field Office

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Latitude: 36.233196800
Longitude: -107.954406700
Elevation: 6346 FT (1934 M)
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