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§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Yucca House National Monument preserves a large unexcavated pueblo with a stunning setting in Montezuma Valley, nestled between Mesa Verde and Ute Mountain.
Since Yucca House was protected as a national monument in 1919, it has remained largely untouched, offering intrepid visitors a sense of discovery and preserving the pueblo's beauty and integrity for future generations.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
From Cortez, take Hwy. 491 south approximately 8 miles. Take a right on MC County Road B (green sign), which is a dirt road one mile south of MC Road C. Drive 0.8 miles, crossing a paved road (MC Road 21), and take the next dirt road on the right (before the farmhouse on the left). Follow this road north and west for 1.4 miles, and head towards a white ranch house with a red roof on the west horizon. Once at the ranch house, Yucca House NM is on the left side if the driveway.
Weather Notes
Spring and Fall are mild with daytime temperatures ranging from 50 F to 80 F. Winter temperatures are below 50 F with occasional snowstorms. Summers are hot and dry, with highs in the 90s.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 06 — CONDITIONS
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§ 07 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 08—11 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 09 — REVIEWS
§ 10 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 11 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Tod
90°F
Sunny
5 to 20 mph SSW
Sun
90°F
Sunny
5 to 15 mph WNW
Mon
92°F
Sunny
5 to 15 mph SSW
Tue
94°F
Sunny
5 to 15 mph SW
Wed
94°F
Sunny
5 to 15 mph SW
Thu
93°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 15 mph SW
Fri
92°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 15 mph SSW