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Chimney Rock National Monument

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A thousand years ago, Chimney Rock was home to Ancestral Pueblo People who built more than 200 homes and ceremonial buildings high above the valley floor, in the shadow of two prominent monoliths. They were designed to perfectly align with lunar events such as seasonal solstices and equinoxes. Chimney Rock National Monument, one of the most recent National Monuments (designated Sept 21, 2012), preserves those structures and their surroundings.

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Meadows, rocks, and clouds. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Afternoon clouds over rocks. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Clouds over Cimarron Range. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Chimney Rock landscape. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Spires of Cretaceous Period. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Chimney Rock and Companion Rock. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Temporary sign after new designation. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Archeological ruins. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Juniper tree bark detail. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color) Great Kiva. Chimney Rock National Monument, Colorado, USA ( color)
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