Yucca House National Monument
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Yucca House National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Montezuma County, Colorado between the towns of Towaoc (headquarters of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe) and Cortez, Colorado. Yucca House is a large, unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site.
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Location | Montezuma County, Colorado, USA |
Nearest city | Cortez, Colorado |
Coordinates | 37.25028°N 108.68639°W / 37.25028; -108.68639 |
Area | 33.87 acres (13.71 ha)[1] |
Created | December 19, 1919 (1919-December-19) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Yucca House National Monument |
Designated | December 19, 1919 |
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Yucca House was established as a national monument in 1919, by President Woodrow Wilson's Proclamation No. 1549.[2]