The Chuska Valley is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the
U.S. state of
New Mexico. Sitting atop the
Colorado Plateau
The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area of ...
in the
Four Corners
The Four Corners is a region of the Southwestern United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico. The Four Corners area ...
region of the desert
Southwest, it is near both
Chacra Mesa The Chacra Mesa is a high mesa massif composing the southwestern flank of Chaco Canyon, a region that is notable for its rich collection of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites.
It is located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of New Mex ...
and
Chaco Canyon, which are noted for their
Chacoan Anasazi ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring
Gobernador Slope The Gobernador Slope is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is near both Chacra Mesa and Chaco Canyon, which are noted for their Chacoan Anasazi ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated fro ...
,
Chaco Core
Chaco may refer to:
Places in South America
* Chaco Basin, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay
* Chaco Department, a historical department in Paraguay and proposed in Bolivia
* Chaco Province, a province in the northeastern part of Argenti ...
, and
Chaco Plateau
Chaco may refer to:
Places in South America
* Chaco Basin, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay
* Chaco Department, a historical department in Paraguay and proposed in Bolivia
* Chaco Province, a province in the northeastern part of Arge ...
by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations. These regions were first labelled by archaeologist
Gwinn Vivian Gwinn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Curtis Gwinn, writer
* Donald Gwinn (1902–1961), American hammer thrower
*John Gwinn III (1791–1849), United States Navy officer
*Giulia Gwinn, German footballer
*Lambert Estes Gwinn ...
.
[.] The valley is associated with the nearby
Chuska Mountains.
Citations
References
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Colorado Plateau
Valleys of New Mexico
Landforms of San Juan County, New Mexico
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