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Multi-periodSite Name: Mesa Verde - Balcony HouseCountry: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cortez
Latitude: 37.162000N Longitude: 108.464W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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jeffrep visited on 3rd Oct 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2
bat400 saw from a distance on 29th Apr 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Balcony House is in an alcove directly below a road where people park to take the tour. As a result, you cannot see it from that location. If you cannot take the guided tour (which is possibly the most physically demanding of the short Ranger Led tours) you can take a short hike (about 3/4 of a mile, one way) to the Soda Canyon overlook of Balcony House.
The hike is relatively flat on a well defined sand and dirt track. When you get to the Soda Canyon edge, Balcony House is clearly visible, but binoculars are needed to see the details of the building. There are also several other, much smaller cliff dwellings in the canyon walls and visible from points on the trail.
XIII saw from a distance on 1st Aug 1995 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 2.5
Balcony House is the third largest cliff dwelling settlement at Mesa Verde. It was built in the 1200's AD. In the summer months you may hike there on a ranger led tour. The Balcony House tour includes climbing up and down stairs and ladders, and crawling through small openings. However, you can also admire Balcony House from an overlook at the end of a fairly easy 3/4 mile trail.
[Information from National Park Service website, among other sources.]
National Park website with photo of the ruin.
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