List of prehistoric sites in Colorado includes historical and archaeological sites of humans from their earliest times in Colorado to just before the Colorado historic period, which ranges from about 12,000 BC to AD 1800s. The Period is defined by the culture enjoyed at the time, from the earliest hunter-gatherers, the Paleo-Indians, through to the prehistoric parents to the modern Native Americans.

There were more than 56,500 recorded prehistoric sites in Colorado by 1996. Important historic and archaeological sites are registered nationally with the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 (National register) and within the state's Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, administered by the Colorado Historical Society Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, is a listing of significant historic resources...

 (State register). Most of the sites below are registered in one more both registers and was the source for most of the information for this section:

Number	Site	County	Period	Date range	Site type	Comments
35	Albert Porter Pueblo	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo	AD late 1100s - early 1200s	Residential	Added to the National register.
27	Anasazi Heritage Center Anasazi Heritage Center Anasazi Heritage Center, located in Dolores, Colorado, is an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures. Two 12th-century archaeological sites, the Escalante and Dominguez Pueblos, at the center were once home to Ancient Pueblo Peoples...	Montezuma, near Dolores	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1120 - 1200	Residential
16	Ansel Hall Ruin Ansel Hall Ruin The Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as Cahone Ruin, is located in Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado. A pre-historic ruins from the Pueblo II period, the Northern San Juan pueblo was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.-Ansel Hall:...	Dolores, near Cahone	Ancient Pueblo		Residential	Northern San Juan. Added to the National register.
91	Apishapa River area sites: Cramer, Canterbury, Snake Blakeslee, Juan Baca, Munsell	Otero, near Fowler	Plains village	AD 1000 - 1350	Residential	Apishapa phase. Handbook of North American Indians: Plains, Part 1
56	Barger Gulch Locality B	Grand, near Kremmling	Early Paleo-Indian	14,999 - 9000 BC	Camp	Added to the National register.
36	Bass Site	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo	AD late 1100s - early 1200s	Residential	Added to the National register.
78	Bayou Gulch	Douglas, near Parker	Early Archaic-Protohistoric	BC - AD	Campsite	McKean complex. See work by Kevin P. Gilmore.
84	Bellwood site	Pueblo, near Colorado City	Plains Woodland	AD 395 - 505	Residential	Bellwood type site, Graneros phase, Arkansas River basin. Handbook of North American Indians: Plains, Part 1
30	Bement Site	Montezuma, near Mancos	Ancient Pueblo	AD 750 - 850 AD 1000-1150	Residential	Listed on the State register of historic places.
7	Bloomfield Site	Mesa, near Whitewater	Archaic	8999 BC - AD 1799	Extractive	Listed on the National register in 1983 (#83001324). Site ID SME395.
73	Bradford House II	Jefferson, near Littleton	Archaic, Prehistoric	499 BC - 1749 AD	Residential	Listed on the National register in 2001 (#01000031). Site ID 5JF51. The state register reports it as a rock shelter with occupancy from 3000 BC - AD 1540.
74	Bradford House III	Jefferson, near Morrison	Archaic, Plains Woodland	4999 BC - AD 1000	Village	Listed on the National register in 1980 (#80000906). Site ID 5JF52. From the State register, may be a part of the Ken-Caryl archaeology site with at least five occupations (2 Archaic periods, 3 Plains Woodland).
17	Brewer Archaeological District	Dolores, near Dove Creek	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1000-1300	Residential	Added to the State register.
83	Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District	El Paso, near Calhan	Archaic to prehistoric	499 BC - AD 1900	Campsite	Cody Complex, Duncan Complex, Apishapa. Added to the National register in 2000 (#00000783). The State register shows the period of historical significance starting about 8100 BC.
3	Canon Pintado Canon Pintado Cañon Pintado, meaning painted canyon, is an archaeological site of Native American rock art located in the East Four Mile Draw, south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Led by Ute guides, the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition, Spanish missionaries in search of a route to California in...	Rio Blanco, near Rangely	Plains, prehistoric	500 - 1899 AD	Campsite	Fremont culture, Ute. Listed on the National register in 1975 (#75000538). Related to Father Escalante ([Dominguez-Escalante Expedition]) in 1776.
28	Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Colorado, and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior...	Montezuma and Dolores counties	Paleo-Indian, Basket Makers, Ancient Pueblo	6000 BC - AD mid 1100s	Campsite, residential	Lowry Ruin, Sand Canyon and Roy's Ruin sites were added to the National register. Site IDs 5MT.16853 and 5MT3930, respectively.
48	Carnero Creek Pictographs Historical Site (La Garita)	Saguache, near La Garita	Prehistoric	AD 1000 - 1749	Rock Art	Located in the Rio Grande National Forest, the site contains pictographs of bird tracks, crescents, spirals, ladders, animals and stick figures. It is listed on the National register and as a National Significant Archaeological Site (added 1975 - #75000540)
4	Carrot Men Pictograph Site	Rio Blanco, near Rangely	Prehistoric	500 - 1499 AD	Campsite	Listed on the National register in 1975 (#75000539). Site ID AR-05-101-98.
1	Castle Park Archeological District	Moffat, near Dinosaur	Prehistoric	1500 - 1000 BC AD 1000 - 1899	Residential	Prehistoric Fremont culture Fremont culture The Fremont culture or Fremont people is a pre-Columbian archaeological culture which received its name from the Fremont River in the U.S. state of Utah where the first Fremont sites were discovered. The Fremont River itself is named for John Charles Frémont, an American explorer. It inhabited... . Ute and Shoshone people. Listed on the National register in 2006 (#06000055). It is located near the town of Dinosaur.
81	Cedar Point Village Cedar Point Village Cedar Point Village is an archaeological site located in Elbert County, Colorado near Limon. It is a prehistoric residential site with artifacts of the Dismal River culture and likely inhabited by early Apachean people....	Elbert, near Limon			Residential	Dismal River culture Dismal River culture The Dismal River culture refers to a set of cultural attributes first seen in the Dismal River area of Nebraska in the 1930s by archaeologists William Duncan Strong, Waldo Rudolph Wedel and A. T. Hill... , likely Plains Apaches. Near Limon. 1952 excavation, Herbert W. Dick, University of Colorado museum. Achaeology of the High Plains, Gunnerson. Denver: an Archaeological History, Sarah Nelson.
49	Chance Gulch Site	Gunnison, near Gunnison	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Prehistoric	10,999 - 9000 BC 5500 - 6499 BC AD 0 - 499	Campsite	Listed on the National register in 2006 (#06001102). Site ID 3GN817.
47	Chimney Rock Archeological Site Chimney Rock Archeological Site Chimney Rock Archaeological Area is an archeological site within the San Juan National Forest in Colorado. This area is located in Archuleta County, Colorado between Durango and Pagosa Springs and is managed for archaeological protection, public interpretation, and education.-Geography:Chimney...	Archuleta	Ancient Pueblo	AD 0 - 1500	Residential	Chimney Rock Prehistory and History
93	Claypool	Washington, near Otis	Paleo-Indian	8000 - 5000 BC	Campsite or kill site	Clovis points, Cody complex Cody complex The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian culture group first identified at a bison antiquus kill site near Cody, Wyoming in 1951.The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains. The discovery of the Cody complex broadened the... . 1953 excavation, University of Colorado Museum. 1954 geological survey, Harold Malde. Site ID 5WL18. The location is about 4 miles east and 19 miles south of Otis.
5	Collage Shelter Site	Rio Blanco, near Rangely	Prehistoric	500 AD - 1499 AD	Campsite	Fremont culture. Listed on the National register in 1980 (#80000924). Site ID 5 RB820.
86	Colorado Millennial Site Colorado Millennial Site Colorado Millennial Site is a prehistoric Paleo-Indian archaeological site located near Ruxton, Colorado in Baca County, Colorado and Las Animas, Colorado. It is also known by its site ID 5LA1115 and the names Hackberry Springs and Bloody Springs.The site was inhabited from 6999 B.C. to A.D. 1900...	Las Animas, near Ruxton; Baca	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Prehistoric	7000 BC - AD 1900	Camp, village, work of art	Also known by its sites: Hackberry Springs and Bloody Springs. Site ID 5LA1115. Added 1980 to the National register (#80000877).
11	Cottonwood Cave	Montrose, near Nucla Nucla, Colorado Nucla is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the town's founders intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium...		270 BC	Residential	Large rock shelter, with the earliest finding of corn in Colorado. The site is listed on the State register.
18	Cowboy Wash Cowboy Wash Cowboy Wash is a group of 9 archaeological sites used by Ancient Puebloans in Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado, United States. Each site includes one to three pit houses, and was discovered in 1993 during an archaeological dig...	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1150 - 1175	Residential
19	Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is an archeological center of training programs for students and teachers, located in Southwestern Colorado, USA...	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	Before AD 1300	Residential
50	Curecanti Archeological District	Gunnison, near Gunnison	Archaic	10,999 BC - AD 1749	Village	Listed on National register in 1984 (#84000852). Many 5GN--- Site IDs.
43	Darkmold Site	La Plata, near Durango	Archaic, Basket maker	220 BC - AD 750	Campsite, residential	Several bell-shaped pits and slab-lined roasting pits were found during excavation. A rare pre-Pueblo site that represents the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a community-based settlement. The site is listed on the State register.
66	Dent Site Dent Site Dent Site is a Clovis culture site located in Weld County, Colorado, near Milliken, Colorado. It was the first site to provide evidence that man and mammoth co-existed in the Americas....	Weld, near Milliken	Paleo-Indian	9200 BC	Kill site	Clovis culture.
94	Dipper Gap	Logan, near Stoneham (about 30 m. nne.)	Middle to late Archaic	BC	Campsite and/or residential	McKean complex. Site ID 5LO101.
14	Dolores Cave	Montrose, near Uravan Uravan, Colorado Uravan is an abandoned uranium mining town in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States, that is now a Superfund site. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region...	Pre-Pueblo, Ancient Pueblo, prehistoric	600 BC to AD 1400	Residential	The rock shelter is listed on the State register. Corn dated at AD 1500 found at the site provides evidence that some people from the Ancient Pueblo periods may have remained in the area and farmed corn.
44	Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site is also known as the Fall Creek Rock Shelters Site. An Ancient Pueblo People archaeological site, it is located in Durango in La Plata County, Colorado. People from the Late Basketmaker II and Basketmaker III Eras inhabited the site between AD 0 and AD...	La Plata, near Durango	Basket maker	AD 0 - 1000	Campsite	The two rock shelters were excavated in 1938 by Earl Morris and was the first to identify Basket maker II houses. Listed on the National register in 1985 (#85000260). Site ID 5LP4134.
9	Ferganchick Orchard Rock Art Site	Delta, near Austin	Western Archaic, prehistoric	AD 0 - 1799	Work of Art	Uncompahgre Complex, Ute
58	Fourth of July Valley	Grand, near Tabernash	Paleo-Indian, Archaic	7000 - 4000 BC	Campsite, kill site, possibly residential	James Allen and McKean culture. The Fourth of July Valley: Glacial Geology and Archaeology of the Timberline Ecotone. Site ID 5BL120.
67	Fowlers Parrish	Weld, near Orchard	Paleo-Indian		Bison kill and maybe butchery site	Folsom culture. Site ID 5WL100.
76	Franktown Cave Franktown Cave Franktown Cave, located southwest of the town of Franktown in Douglas County, Colorado, was a prehistoric rock shelter between about 6,400 BC and AD 1725. Excavations at the site unearthed a remarkable number of perishable items, including corn, plant material and clothing...	Douglas, near Franktown	Archaic, Ceramic, and Protohistoric	6400 BC - AD 1725	Campsite, Residential
6	Fremont Lookout Fortification Site	Rio Blanco, near Rangely	Prehistoric	0 - 1499 AD	Campsite, fortification.	Fremont culture. Listed on the National register in 1974 (#74000593). Site ID AR-05-101-99.
61	Hatch site	Weld				Agate Bluff site. Site ID 5WL38. See Irwin and Wood (1967) published items.
20	Hawkins Preserve Hawkins Preserve Hawkins Preserve is a property within the city limits of Cortez, Colorado. It is protected by a conservation easement held by the Montezuma Land Conservancy....	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1000 - 1150	Residential
79	Helmer Ranch	Douglas, near Waterton	Early Archaic		Campsite	Mount Albion.
21	Hovenweep National Monument Hovenweep National Monument Hovenweep National Monument is located on land in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, located between Cortez, Colorado and Blanding, Utah on the Cajon Mesa of the Great Sage Plain...	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	8000 BC - AD 1350	Residential	Also located in San Juan County, UT. Several sites are listed at the National register: Seven Towers, Wallace Ruin.
70a	Hungry Whistler	Boulder, near Ward	Archaic		Kill and butchery site	Site ID 5BL67. On the slopes of Mount Albion. Benedict and Olson, The Mount Albion Complex, Excavations at the Hungry Whistler site section.
85	Indian Petroglyphs and Pictographs (Turkey Creek Canyon)	Pueblo, near Penrose	Prehistoric	AD 1000 - 1499	Rock Art	Ute. National register (#76000566)
32	James E. Lancaster Site, also called Clawson Ruin	Montezuma, near Pleasant View	Ancient Pueblo		Residential	Listed on the National register.
37	Joe Ben Wheat Site Complex	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1075-1300	Residential	Added to the National register. The site is a large multi-component site with 90 rooms and 14 kivas.
95	Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site The Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site, located in northeast Colorado, was a Paleo-Indian site where Bison antiquus were killed and butchered. Hell Gap complex bones and tools artifacts at the site are carbon dated from about ca. 8000-8050 BC.-Geography:...	Yuma	Paleo-Indian	8000 - 8050 BC	Bison kill and butchery	Hell Gap complex Hell Gap complex Hell Gap complex is a Plano culture from 10,060 to 9,600 before present that is named after the archaeological site in Hell Gap, Wyoming. Hell Gap points are long stemmed, convex blades....  site.
65	Jurgens Site Jurgens Site The Jurgens Site is an Paleo-Indian site located near Greeley in Weld County, Colorado. While the site was used primarily to hunt and butcher bison antiquus, there is evidence that the Paleo-Indians also gathered plants and seeds for food about 7,000 to 7,500 BC.-Geography:The site is located on a...	Weld, near Kersey	Paleo-Indian	7150 BC	Bison butchery, campsite, residential	Listed on the National register in 1990 (#90001084). Site ID 5WL 53. Cody complex Cody complex The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian culture group first identified at a bison antiquus kill site near Cody, Wyoming in 1951.The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains. The discovery of the Cody complex broadened the...  site.
60	Kaplan-Hoover Site	Larimer, near Windsor	Archaic	999 - 500 BC	Kill and butchery site	It is one of the largest communal kill sites, used seasonally. Listed on the National register in 2003 (#03000229). Site ID 5LR3953.
63	Keota Stone Circles Archaeological District (also known as D. J. Shull Tipi Ring Sites)	Weld, near Keota	Paleo-Indian through prehistoric	6999 BC - AD 1799	Campsite, village	Listed on the National register in 1981 (#81000190).
72	Ken-Caryl South Valley Archaeological Disrict	Jefferson, near Indian Hills		3000 BC - 1000 AD	Campsites, residential, multi-sites
77	Lamb Spring Lamb Spring Lamb Spring is a pre-Clovis prehistoric Paleo-Indian archaeological site located in Littleton, Colorado with the largest collection of Columbian mammoth bones in the state. Lamb Spring also provides evidence of Paleo-Indian hunting in a later period by the Cody culture complex group...	Douglas, near Littleton	Paleo-Indian	11,000 - 6500 BC	Campsite	The Lamb Spring site crossed several cultures, including the Cody complex Cody complex The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian culture group first identified at a bison antiquus kill site near Cody, Wyoming in 1951.The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains. The discovery of the Cody complex broadened the... .
8	Land's End Aboriginal Site	Mesa, near Whitewater	Archaic			Listed on the State register.
59	Lindenmeier Site Lindenmeier Site The Lindenmeier Site is a stratified multi-component archaeological site most famous for its Folsom component. It is located on the former Lindenmeier Ranch, now the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, in northeastern Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The site contains the most extensive...	Larimer, near Fort Collins	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, prehistoric	8600 - 8720 BC	Campsite, residential	Folsom culture. Listed on the National register in 1996 (#66000249).
75	LoDaisKa Site LoDaisKa Site The LoDaisKa Site is a prominent archaeological site in the U.S. state of Colorado, located within a rockshelter near Morrison. The rockshelter was first inhabited by people of the Archaic through the Middle Ceramic period, generally spanning 3000 BC to 1000 AD.-Geography:Located near the town of...	Jefferson, near Morrison	Archaic, Ceramic (woodland periods)	3000 BC - AD 1000	Campsite, residential	Listed on the National register in 2003 (#03000962). Site ID 5JF.142.
31	Lost Canyon Archeological District	Montezuma, near Mancos	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1050-1300	Residential	Listed on the National register in 1988 (#88001909).
71	Magic Mountain Site Magic Mountain Site The Magic Mountain Site is an Archaic and Woodland village site in Jefferson County, Colorado dating from 4999 BC to 1000 AD. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980....	Jefferson, near Golden	Archaic, woodland	4999 BC - AD 1000	Campsite, residential	Listed on the National register in 1980 (#80000904). Site ID 5JF223.
2	Mantle's Cave	Moffat, near Dinosaur	Prehistoric	499 BC - AD 1749	Residential	Fremont culture Fremont culture The Fremont culture or Fremont people is a pre-Columbian archaeological culture which received its name from the Fremont River in the U.S. state of Utah where the first Fremont sites were discovered. The Fremont River itself is named for John Charles Frémont, an American explorer. It inhabited... . Listed on the National register in 1994 (#94000394). Site ID 5MF1. It is located near the town of Dinosaur.
22	McElmo Drainage Unit	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pubelo	AD 1075-1300	Pueblo	Cannonball Ruin, Roy's Ruin, Sand Canyon Archaeological District, Wallace Ruins. Listed on the National register.
23	Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. It was created in 1906 to protect some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the world...	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 550 - 1300	Residential	Listed on the National register in 1966 (#66000251).
24	Mitchell Springs Archeological Site	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 500 - 1000	Residential.	Listed on the National register.
70	Mount Albion	Boulder or Grand County
25	Mud Springs Pueblo	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1000 - 1499	Residential	Also called Toltec Springs. Listed on the National register.
29	O'Brien Site	Montezuma, near Dolores	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1075 - 1150	Residential	Added to the State register.
	Olsen-Chubbuck Bison Kill Site Olsen-Chubbuck Bison Kill Site The Olsen-Chubbuck Bison kill site is located southeast of Kit Carson, Colorado. The Paleo-Indian site dates back to an estimated 8000-6500 B.C. and provides evidence for bison hunting long before the use of the bow and arrow or horses. The site was named Olsen-Chubbuck after the amateur...	Cheyenne, near Firstview	Paleo-Indian, Plains	8000-6500 B.C.	Kill site	A Cody complex Cody complex The Cody complex is a Paleo-Indian culture group first identified at a bison antiquus kill site near Cody, Wyoming in 1951.The tradition is generally attributed to the North American, primarily in the High Plains portion of the American Great Plains. The discovery of the Cody complex broadened the...  site.
57	Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir Site Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir Site The Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir site is a Paleoindian site located on the shore of the Williams Fork Reservoir, about southeast of Kremmling at an elevation of 2400m in Grand County, Colorado, near the center of Middle Park....	Grand, near Parshall	Paleo-Indian		Campsite
	Picture Canyon Picture Canyon (Colorado) Picture Canyon, located in the Comanche National Grassland in southeastern Colorado, just north of the Oklahoma border, was named for its prehistoric rock art. There is evidence of prehistoric inhabitation of sites in Picture Canyon by Paleo-Indian, Archaic and Post-Archaic cultures, from about...	Baca	Paleo-Indian, Plains Archaic, Plains Woodland, Apishapa		Campsite, residential, rock art, solar carvings
89	Pinon Canyon Maneuver area site	Las Animas, near Trinidad				1984 Pinyon Canyon Archaeological Project. Over 50 structure sites, including La Placita. Carrillo, et al.:A Summary Report of a Historical Archaeological Survey Conducted at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Las Animas, Colorado During the Summer of 1993. Western Cultural Resource Management.
33	Pigge Site	Montezuma, near Pleasant View	Ancient Pueblo		Residential	Listed on the National register.
54	Porcupine Peak Site	Summit, near Dillon	Paleo-Indian, prehistoric	6999 BC - 1499 AD	Village	Listed on the National register in 1980 (#80000928). Site ID 5ST98.
64	Powars	Weld, near Kersey	Paleo-Indian		Campsite	Folsom complex. Site ID 5WL1369. Near the Kersey site, i.e., Jurgens Site Jurgens Site The Jurgens Site is an Paleo-Indian site located near Greeley in Weld County, Colorado. While the site was used primarily to hunt and butcher bison antiquus, there is evidence that the Paleo-Indians also gathered plants and seeds for food about 7,000 to 7,500 BC.-Geography:The site is located on a... .
34	Puzzle House	Montezuma, near Pleasant View	Pre-Pueblo, Ancient Pueblo	AD 650 and twice between AD 1075-1225.	Residential	Listed on the State register.
69	Rock Creek Site	Boulder, near Boulder	Archaic, Ceramic	5500-3300 BC, AD 1-1550	Multi-component	On the State register.
80	Roxborough State Park Archaeological District Roxborough State Park Archaeological District Roxborough State Park Archaeological District is located in Douglas County, Colorado near the town of Waterton. Roxborough State Park, south of Denver, Colorado, is a Colorado State Park day park...	Douglas, near Waterton	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, woodland	4999 BC - AD 1000	Campsite, residential
38	Seven Towers Pueblo	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1150-1300	Residential	Added to the National register.
10	Shavano Valley Rock Art Site	Montose, near Montrose Montrose, Colorado The City of Montrose is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 15,479 in 2005. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S...	Archaic, Protohistoric	1000 BC - AD 1881	Work of Art	Listed on the State register.
82	Smiley Rock shelter	Elbert, near Limon			Residential	Upper Republican culture. Achaeology of the High Plains, Gunnerson.
42	Spring Creek Archeological District	La Plata, near Bayfield	Basket maker, Ancient Pueblo, prehistoric	499 BC - AD 1824	Village	Athabascan, Ute. The site is located in the San Juan National Forest and is also known as the Zabel Canyon Indian Ruins. Listed on the National register in (#83001322).
12	Tabeguache Cave	Montrose, near Nucla Nucla, Colorado Nucla is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the town's founders intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium...			Residential	The rock shelter is listed on the State register.
15	Tabeguache Cave II	Montrose, near Uravan Uravan, Colorado Uravan is an abandoned uranium mining town in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States, that is now a Superfund site. The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region...	Pre-Pueblo, Ancient Pueblo, prehistoric	AD 600 - 1500	Residential	The large rock shelter is listed on the State register.
13	Tabeguache Pueblo	Montrose, near Nucla Nucla, Colorado Nucla is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the town's founders intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium...	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1100	Residential	The site is listed on the State register.
45	Talus Village	La Plata, near Durango	Basket maker		Residential	The site, one of three Basket maker sites in Colorado, excavated by Earl Morris who study of this site led to greater understanding of pit house construction. Listed on the State register.
51	Tenderfoot Archaeological Site	Gunnison, near Gunnison	Prehistoric			The multi-component site is located in the Upper Gunnison Basin. It is on the State register.
90	Torres Cave Archeological Site	Las Animas, near Villegreen	Woodland	AD 1 - 1500	Campsite	Apishapa, Granersos and Panhandle complexes. Site ID 5AL1310. Added to the National register in 1980 (added 1980 - - #80000911)
88	Trinchera Cave Archeological District	Las Animas, near Trinchera	Archaic, Apishapa	499 BC - AD 1749	Campsite, residential	Listed on the National register in 2001 (#01001120). Site ID 5LA9555.
52	Unnamed site 5EA484	Eagle, near Basalt	Archaic, Prehistoric	AD 1000-1499	Campsite	Ute. Added to the National register in 1982 (#82002299)
41	Unnamed site 5MT4700	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo		Residential
87	Unnamed Sopris sites 5LA121, 5LA1416	Las Animas, near Segundo	Plains village	AD 1000 - 1225+	Residential	Sopris phase, an Upper Rio Grande pueblo village. Likely influenced by Panhandle or Apishapa villages. Handbook of North American Indians: Plains, Part 1
46	Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District	La Plata, near Red Mesa and Montezuma	Ancient Pueblo	AD 500 - 1499	Residential	The district, also called the Ute Mountain Tribal Park, adjoins Mesa Verde National Park. Thousands of some of the best preserved pueblo ruins and cliff dwellings in the Four Corners area are found in the 125,00 acre tribal park. Listed on the National register in 1972 (#72000273).
92	Vogel Canyon	Otero, near La Junta	Prehistoric			Located within the Comanache grasslands are ancient rock art and archaeological artifacts. Listed on the State register.
68	West Stoneham Archeological District	Weld, near Stoneham	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, prehistoric	6999 BC - AD 1749	Camp, Residential	Listed on the National register in 1994 (#94001115).
62	Wilbur Thomas Shelter	Weld, near Carr	Archaic, Woodland (ceramic)			McKean complex. Site ID 5WL45 Archaeological Investigations At the Wilbur Thomas Shelter, Southern Lore articles.
55	Windy Gap Archaeological site	Grand, near Granby	Early Archaic			Site ID 5GA151.
39	Woods Canyon Pueblo	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1200s	Residential	Added to the National register.
53	Yarmony House	Eagle, near Radium	Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Ceramic	6499 - 1000 BC	Residential	Mount Albion, Archaic, Pinto, late prehistoric. The site experienced at least 5 periods of occupation, one of which may have been a pre-Basketmaker site. BLM, The Yarmony House Excavation Site ID 5EA799. Added to the National register in 1991 (#91000615).
40	Yellow Jacket Pueblo	Montezuma, near Yellow Jacket	Ancient Pueblo		Residential	Added to the State register and the National register.
26	Yucca House National Monument Yucca House National Monument Yucca House National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Montezuma County, Colorado between the towns of Towaoc and Cortez, Colorado...	Montezuma, near Cortez	Ancient Pueblo	AD 1100 - 1300	Residential