Yucca House National Monument
Yucca House National Monument preserves a large unexcavated pueblo with a stunning setting in Montezuma Valley, nestled between Mesa Verde and Ute Mountain. Since Yucca House was protected as a national monument in 1919, it has remained largely untouched, offering intrepid visitors a sense of discovery and preserving the pueblo's beauty and integrity for future generations.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
There is no fee to enter Yucca House National Monument.
Hours
| Yucca House National Monument | Daily · All Day |
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Wildlife
Seen this monthBobcat 2× · Gray Fox 2× · Red Junglefowl 1× · Greater Roadrunner 1× · Belted Kingfisher 1× · Great Horned Owl 1× · Red Fox 1× · Yellow-bellied Marmot 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 116 birds, 55 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Bald Eagle · Cooper's Hawk · Golden Eagle · Great Horned Owl · Hen Harrier · Osprey · Peregrine Falcon · Prairie Falcon · Red-tailed Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Swainson's Hawk · Turkey Vulture
Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Coot · American Wigeon · Bufflehead · Canada Goose · Common Merganser · Common Teal · Great Blue Heron · Ring-necked Duck · Snowy Egret
Shorebirds & seabirdsCalifornia Gull · Killdeer · Red-necked Phalarope · Wilson's snipe
Gamebirds & dovesCommon Pheasant · Gambel's Quail · Mourning Dove · Scaled Quail
WoodpeckersHairy Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Red-naped Sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsBlack-chinned Hummingbird · Broad-tailed Hummingbird · Rufous Hummingbird · White-throated Swift
Also on the checklistAmerican Bushtit · American Cliff Swallow · American Crow · American Dusky Flycatcher · American Goldfinch · American Grey Flycatcher · American Pipit · American Robin · American Tree Sparrow · Ash-throated Flycatcher · Baltimore Oriole · Barn Swallow · Belted Kingfisher · Bewick's Wren · Black-capped Chickadee · Black-headed Grosbeak · Black-throated Sparrow · Blue-gray Gnatcatcher · Brewer's Blackbird · Brewer's Sparrow · Brown-headed Cowbird · Bullock's Oriole · California Scrub Jay · Canyon Wren · Cassin's Finch · Cassin's Kingbird · Chipping Sparrow · Chukar · Common Grackle · Common Nighthawk · Common Starling · Common Yellowthroat · Dark-eyed Junco · Eastern Kingbird · Gadwall · Grasshopper Sparrow · Gray Vireo · Great Grey Shrike · Green-tailed Towhee · House Finch · House Sparrow · House Wren · Juniper Titmouse · Lark Sparrow · Lazuli Bunting · Lesser Goldfinch · Lincoln's Sparrow · Loggerhead Shrike · Mallard · Mountain Bluebird · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Raven · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Olive-sided Flycatcher · Phainopepla · Pine Siskin · Pinyon Jay · Plumbeous Vireo · Red-winged Blackbird · Rock Wren · Roughleg · Savannah Sparrow · Say's Phoebe · Scott's Oriole · Song Sparrow · Spotted Towhee · Tree Swallow · Vesper Sparrow · Violet-green Swallow · Warbling Vireo · Western Bluebird · Western Kingbird · Western Meadowlark · Western Tanager · Western Wood Pewee · White-crowned Sparrow · Willow Flycatcher · Yellow-breasted Chat · Yellow-headed Blackbird
Small mammalsAmerican Beaver · Audubon's Cottontail · Black-tailed Jack Rabbit · Botta's Pocket Gopher · Brush Deermouse · Bushy-tailed Woodrat · Canyon Deermouse · Common Muskrat · Crawford's Gray Shrew · Deer Mouse · Gunnison's Prairie Dog · House Mouse · Mexican Vole · Montane Vole · Mountain Cottontail · Northern Grasshopper Mouse · Piñon Deermouse · Rock Squirrel · Silky Pocket Mouse · Western Harvest Mouse · White-tailed Antelope Squirrel · White-throated Woodrat · common porcupine
PredatorsAmerican Badger · American Black Bear · Bobcat · Common Gray Fox · Coyote · Cross Fox · Desert Fox · Long-tailed Weasel · Ringtail · Striped Skunk · Western Spotted Skunk · common raccoon
Hoofed mammalsMule Deer · Pronghorn · elk
BatsBig Brown Bat · Big Free-tailed Bat · Black Bat · Brazilian Free-tailed Bat · California Myotis · Fringed Myotis · Hoary Bat · Little Brown Bat · Long-eared Myotis · Long-legged Myotis · Pallid Bat · Pinto Bat · Small-footed Myotis · Western Pipistrelle · Yuma Myotis · mule-eared bat
Also on the checklistCatamount
Activities
Weather & climate
Spring and Fall are mild with daytime temperatures ranging from 50 F to 80 F. Winter temperatures are below 50 F with occasional snowstorms. Summers are hot and dry, with highs in the 90s.
Questions people ask
Does Yucca House charge an entrance fee?
No. Yucca House is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
Is Yucca House open year-round?
Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Source: National Park Service
Is there cell service at Yucca House?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
When was Yucca House established?
1919.
Source: Wikipedia
What is the weather like at Yucca House?
Spring and Fall are mild with daytime temperatures ranging from 50 F to 80 F. Winter temperatures are below 50 F with occasional snowstorms.
Source: Weather & climate
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