National and State Register

Escalante Ruin

Montezuma County

Noted in the journals of Father Silvestre Escalante during a 1776 expedition, this is the first recorded archaeological site in what is now the state of Colorado. 

A photo of the ruins with low walls in rectangular shapes.

Escalante Ruin (2004 photograph.)

Comprised of a nine-room surface pueblo with an enclosed kiva, it was originally constructed during the Pueblo II period (AD 900 to 1100) and continued in use into the Pueblo III phase (AD 1100 to 1300).  The partially excavated Chacoan outlier is part of the Anasazi Heritage Center and is open to the public. 

National Register

Address

West of Dolores

Site Number

5MT.2149