National and State Register
Chance Gulch Site
Gunnison County
The Chance Gulch site is important for its prehistoric archaeology pertaining to economics, industry, settlement, and social history.
Excavations during the summers of 1999 to 2002 and subsequent analysis of site assemblages revealed a multi-component prehistoric campsite where Late Paleoindian, Middle Archaic, and Late Prehistoric peoples (possibly even Fremont) exploited nearby resources such as springs, stone quarries, plants, and animals.
National Register
Address
Gunnison vicinity
Site Number
5GN.817