San Francisco Wash Ruin 6

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6040 - 6056 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: 35.25734, -111.36231
Fee: none
Attractions: ruins

Just north of Winona, Arizona there are 8 ruins that are located in the vicinity of San Francisco Wash. Four of the ruins are on National Forest land, 2 are on Arizona Trust Land, and 2 appear to be on private property. The site that we have labeled as Ruin 6 consists of a handful of pueblo style rooms that were built like nests in a prominent outcrop of basalt.

Baker Archeological Site

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5269 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Baker Archeological Site
Fee: none
Attractions: solar pueblo

The Baker Archeological Site is located near the Great Basin National Park 61 miles east of Ely, Nevada and 6 miles west of the Nevada/Utah border along US Highways 6 & 50. Found at the site is a prehistoric Fremont Village where the buildings were arranged along lines of the Summer and Winter solstices.

Rattlesnake Point Pueblo

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5961 - 5967 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Rattlesnake Point
Fee: $10/vehicle
Attractions: pueblo

The Rattlesnake Point Pueblo is located 17 miles north of Springerville, Arizona in the Lyman Lake State Park. The one story pueblo had between 80 and 90 rooms. Three of those rooms have been preserved beneath a shelter for visitors to see who visit the site. Samples of pottery shards are also on display.

Ruin Point Pueblo

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5637 - 5711 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Ruin Point
Fee: none
Attractions: pueblo, pottery shards

In the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, southwest of Pleasant View, Colorado, Ruin Point extends off of Cajon Mesa overlooking Cross Canyon and Mclean Basin. Less than 500 feet from the Colorado/Utah border there are the ruins of a very large pueblo that wraps around the head of a side canyon with extensive ruins both above and below the rim of the canyon. In style and construction the ruins are similar to those of Hovenweep National Monument which is in the same area.

Triangle Mesa Area (3)

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Ryan Creek White Pictographs   
Round trip distance: 0.4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5705 - 5794 · Fee: none

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Triangle Rd. Dinosaur Tracks   
Round trip distance: 0.3 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5521 - 5685 · Fee: none

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Twin Alcoves   
Round trip distance: 0.5 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 4255 - 4291 · Fee: none

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