The Trek in a snapshot
Location
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Managing Agency
Mesa Verde National Park
Pets
Allowed
Fees
Entrance fees
Restrooms
None
Camping
Not allowed
Trail Condition
Very short walk to overlook
Sights
Many ruins sandwiched between cliffs
Water Info
Bring a bottle of water if needed
Best Season
All
Distance
Less than 1/10 of a mile
Time Required
Less than 15 minutes
Parking Elevation
6776 ft
Summit Elevation
Varies slightly
Elevation Difference
Varies slightly
Trek Planner Maps
House of Many Windows Overlook: 37.15945, -108.47059
Experience. Discover. Explore.
Follow along on our adventure then go out on your own!
To see these amazing cliff dwellings you just park and walk the 15 steps to the overlook where you can see the House Of Many Windows across the canyon. The windows are not actually windows but they are doorways into the rooms.
You may be wondering how people would get to this location in the cliffs. Apparently, there is a toehold stairway trail that goes to the top. According to the kiosk there were eleven rooms and a toehold trail to another room in an alcove above the main dwellings and then the toehold trail would go to the top of the mesa.
Would you have the guts to live in such a precarious location? And just think of all the water that was carried in order to make the cement to bind the rock to create all these rooms!
Personal Thoughts
I enjoyed this overlook because these dwellings are in the middle of a cliff face and it seems impossible to get to.
