Crow Canyon 44 Panel

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6054 - 6134 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: 44 Panel
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs

The 44 Panel trail is located in the Crow Canyon Archaeological District near Bloomfield, New Mexico. Crow Canyon is located in an area the Navajo people call Dinetah which means 'among the Navajo' or 'among the people'. This is the area the Navajo people consider to be their ancestral homeland. The 44 Panel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Simon Canyon Ruin

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5701 - 5851 feet
Cellphone: 0-2 bars
Time: 1 hr. 15 mins.
Trailhead: Simon Canyon Trailhead
Fee: none
Attractions: Navajo pueblito

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The Simon Canyon Ruin is located within about 1.5 miles of the Navajo Reservoir Dam east of Aztec, New Mexico. The Navajo built small defensive structures, called 'pueblitos', like this one on top of large boulders. The small one room ruin on top of a 20 foot high boulder overlooks Simon Canyon from a slickrock bench. The pueblito is in such good condition that calling it a ruin seems like a bit of a misnomer.