Sun Point Pueblo
Distance:
0.1 Miles / 0.2 kmType:
Out-and-BackDifficulty:
EasyTime to Hike:
~5 minutesFeatures:
Surface Type:
Universal AccessLoading...
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Sun Point Pueblo at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado is an easy 0.1-mile out-and-back trail that leads to an ancient Puebloan pithouse and kiva.
This is not a hike but rather a very short roadside walk that leads to a shelter building that covers the archeological Sun Point Pueblo. This ancient architecture was built around 1200 CE, which coincides with when the Puebloan people began building cliff dwellings. This pithouse and kiva were part of a much larger complex -- a small town village which was mostly comprised one one large building that housed approximately 30 rooms.
Universal Access
This is a paved and universally-accessible pathway as of June 2024.
Parking
Visitors
will find a parking lot at the coordinates provided along Mesa Top Loop Road in the park. As of June 2024,
the lot is large enough to fit approximately a dozen vehicles.
Pets
Dogs are allowed on this trail and must be cleaned and cleaned up after. Dogs are allowed on paved trails including the Park Point Trail and the Mesa Top Loop Sites including: The Navajo Canyon Overlook, Square Tower House Overlook Trail, Pithouses & Pueblos Loop, Mesa Top Sites Trail, Sun Point Pueblo, Sun Point View, Oak Tree House View, Fire Temple & New Fire House View, and the Sun Temple & Cliff Palace View.
Warning
Steep cliffs: This trail leads out to tall and steep cliffs.
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Parking
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Main Trailhead
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Ancient Puebloan kiva sits in what used to be a large village town, circa 1200 CE
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