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Spruce Tree House was opened for visitation following excavation in 1908 by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Fewkes removed the debris of fallen walls and roofs and stabilized the remaining walls. Today, it is known as one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in the park. Due to the protection of the alcove, 90% of ...
Visitors in Spruce Tree House. Trail to Spruce Tree House. Although the walk into Spruce Tree House is probably the "easiest" journey into a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde, the way is steep and descends 100 feet on a winding path. Total walking distance is 1/2-mile (1km) round trip. The trail is paved and there are no steps or ladders on the ...
Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling (Cliff Palace and Long House are larger), was constructed between A.D. 1211 and 1278 by the ancestors of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwest. The dwelling contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas (kee-vahs), or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural alcove measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at ...
Spruce Tree House Closure. Due to rock falls onto the trails, Spruce Tree House has been closed to visitors since 2015. There is a natural sandstone arch just above the cliff dwelling, and stabilization efforts started in the 1940s and 1960s. But after a significant rock fall, the park decided to close the site for safety reasons.
Spruce Tree House is the third largest and best preserved cliff dwelling in the park. Normally open to the public, in August 2015, a rock fall at Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling prompted park officials to close the site for visitor safety until an analysis and hazard assessment could be conducted. After that initial evaluation was completed in ...
Spruce Tree House is the third-largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, and the first seen by most visitors because of its location near park headquarters.Built by the Ancestral Pueblo in the 1200s, Euro-Americans came to know the 114-room dwelling through rancher Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason in December 1888. Along with the rest of Mesa Verde, Spruce Tree House was named a ...
Built between the early and late 1200s, Spruce Tree House is an extensive development that housed between 60 and 80 residents. There are ceremonial spaces across eight kivas and nearly 150 rooms, making Spruce Tree House the park’s third largest community of cliff dwellings. Nestled within a protective alcove and closed off to daily visitors ...
Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling (Cliff Palace and Long House are larger), was constructed between A.D. 1211 and 1278 by the ancestors of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwest. Search
SPRUCE TREE HOUSE FACTS Alcove is 216 feet long and 89 feet deep (66 meters by 27 meters) 120 rooms, 10 associated ledge rooms, 8 kivas and two towers Constructed between A.D. 1200-1278 The village grew over time and not all rooms were occupied simultaneously Estimated peak population of 60-90 people— about 19 households MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Spruce Tree House. Colorado, USA, North America. This Ancestral Puebloan ruin is the most accessible of the archaeological sites, although the half-mile round-trip access track is still a moderately steep climb. Spruce Tree House was once home to 60 or 80 people and its construction began around AD 1210. Like other sites, the old walls and ...