Tank Canyon

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4997 - 5036 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Montezuma Creek Rd. mm 5
Fee: none
Attractions: pics, pets, granary

The Tank Canyon site is found in the Montezuma Creek area east of Blanding, Utah on the south side of a hairpin turn at the confluence of Montezuma Canyon and Tank Canyon. The site includes a few interesting pictographs, some petroglyphs, potshards, and the remains of a small granary.

Tool Rock Ruins

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5057 - 5117 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Montezuma Creek Road
Fee: none
Attractions: cliff dwellings, pueblo, pottery

Located in the ruin rich Montezuma Creek area east of Blanding, Utah, in the bend of the canyon between the Bradford Canyon Ruins and the Three Kiva Pueblo, are 3 cliff dwellings, some petroglyphs, a large boulder covered with sharpening grooves (tool marks), and a knoll that is carpeted with shards of pottery where a pueblo once stood.

Corncob Granary

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 300 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5028 - 5041 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 15 mins.
Trailhead: Montezuma Creek Rd. mm 6.4
Fee: none
Attractions: granary, petroglyph

What we are calling the Corncob Granary is a nice little cliff dwelling or granary that is located along Montezuma Creek east of Blanding, Utah. Corncob imprints were made in the mortar between some of the stones on the outside wall when the structure was constructed.

Max Dalton Group

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.25 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4986 - 5058 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 1 hrs. 45 mins.
Trailhead: Max Dalton Artesian Well
Fee: none
Attractions: cliff dwellings, rock art

The Max Dalton Group of cliff dwellings is located in the Montezuma Creek area east of Blanding, Utah. The site may include up to 10 individual cliff dwellings, one of which has 8 rooms. A few pictographs and petroglyphs are also present.

Montezuma Creek Basketmaker Site

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 4950 - 5061 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Basketmaker Site
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs, cliff dwelling

The Basketmaker Site is located in a side draw of Montezuma Creek about 22 miles east of Blanding, Utah. The site includes the stub wall remains of a small cliff dwelling, some Basketmaker Style petroglyphs similar to those found in Lower Butler Wash, and numerous shards of pottery.