 Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byways | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 1,271 mi (2,045 km) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah |
| Counties | Apache County, Arizona Navajo County, Arizona Montezuma County, Colorado McKinley County, New Mexico San Juan County, New Mexico San Juan County, Utah Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Highway system | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
The Trail of the Ancients is a collection of National Scenic Byways located in the U.S. Four Corners states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. These byways comprise:
- The 366-mile (589 km) Trail of the Ancients National Scenic Byway in San Juan County, Utah;[1]
- The 116-mile (187 km) Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway in Montezuma County, Colorado;[2][3]
- The 662.4-mile (1,066 km) Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway[4] in McKinley and San Juan counties, New Mexico;
- The 100.3-mile (161 km) Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road in Apache County, Arizona,[5] and the 26-mile (42 km) Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road[6] in Navajo County, Arizona.
The byways highlight the archaeological and cultural history of southwestern Native American peoples, and traverses the widely diverse geological landscape of the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau. It was the first National Scenic Byway that was designated primarily for its archaeological sites.
- ^ "Trail of the Ancients - Utah". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Trail of The Ancients". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Trail of the Ancients - Colorado". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Trail of the Ancients - NM". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved March 31, 2022.