NRHP Reference # 86003646 Designated NMSRCP February 20, 1975 Added to NRHP 21 January 1987 | NMSRCP # 361 Area 2,000 m² Nearest city Farmington | |
MPS Navajo--Refugee Pueblo TR | ||
The Christmas Tree Ruin is an archaeological site containing a Navajo pueblito, a defensive structure built in a high cliff wall approximately 200 feet above the floor of Gobernador Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, United States. The ruin, which is believed to have been built by the Navajo, dates to the 18th century, and was probably used for defensive, storage, and habitation purposes.
The site is situated on a ledge and within a rock shelter. The ruin consists of a walled rock shelter and a burned rock pile. The walled area is accessible only by ladder.
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