Round Trip Distance: 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6897 - 7066 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Puye Cliff Dwellings
Fee: Adults - $40, Senior/Children - $36
Attractions: cliff dwellings, pueblo, petroglyphs
The Puye Cliff Dwellings is a National Historic Landmark that is located near Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Ruins of a very large pueblo sit on the edge of the mesa at the site while along the cliffs below are numerous cavettes that were dug into the soft volcanic tuff as well as multi-storied rooms that were built up against the cliff. Between the 900s and late 1,400s the site was home to 1,500 Tewa speaking Pueblo Indians.
