Boletsakwa in the Jemez Mountains

Exposed room walls at Boletsakwa. Photo by Wiyo, used by permission.
Exposed room walls at Boletsakwa. Photo by Wiyo, used by permission.

 

The driving and hiking instructions for Boletsakwa and its companion site, Little Boletsakwa, are on a password-protected page.  Boletsakwa was a large village possibly occupied twice, first from 1350 to 1500 and then from 1680 until after 1700. Little Boletsakwa was a place of refuge on the same mesa; it's a triangle of land with cliffs on two sides and a defensive wall on the third.

 

Looking up canyon from Little Boletsakwa, with Redondo Peak on the horizon.
Looking up canyon from Little Boletsakwa, with Redondo Peak on the horizon.