Indian Grove is an archaeological site consisting of a grove of 72 mature Ponderosa Pine trees located within Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Saguache County, Colorado, near Mosca, Colorado. The grove is of interest because sections of the bark of some of the trees was peeled off in the early 19th century, probably by Utes.[2]
Indian Grove | |
.JPG) Some of the trees in the grove in 2024 | |
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| Nearest city | Mosca, Colorado |
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| Area | 38.4 acres (15.5 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 2000 |
Indian Grove Back-Country Campsite, located within the grove, is one of six back-country campsites on the Sand Ramp Trail, a hiking trail that skirts the dune field on the east and north giving access to the northern portion of the National Park and Preserve along Sand Creek.[3] The camp site has a solar-composting toilet.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Information on Colorado Historical Society The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation webpage
- ^ Indian Grove Back-Country Campsite accessed July 16, 2010
- ^ Hiking and Backpacking, accessed July 16, 2010
External links
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Media related to Indian Grove at Wikimedia Commons- Map showing the location of Indian Grove[dead link]
