Wijiji Trail

Remnants of tan stone-built walls rise about the green vegetation in front of the mesa wall.
Wijiji

NPS Photo, Tom Lyttle

Distance:

From parking area: 3.8 miles (6.1 km) roundtrip (2 hours)
From campground: 4.0 miles (6.4 km) roundtrip (2 hours)

Trailheads:

Wijiji parking area and campground

Elevation gain:

Insignificant

This trail leads to Wijiji, a later-period great house built around 1100 CE (common era). Wijiji differs from sites like Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl in that it appears to have been built at once rather than several building phases. When visiting, take note of the exceptional symmetry of the building and the uniform masonry. Common Chacoan features such as enclosed plazas and great kivas are absent at Wijiji.

 
A black and white map of the trail out to a great house named "Wijiji." Roads are marked in a dark solid line, with the trail as a dashed line. A few features and locations are typed on the map.
Trail to Wijiji
 
A stone and tan wall stands tall above the surrounding vegetation, with a glimpse of the desert background on the right side of the image.
Wijiji back wall

NPS Photo, Russ Bodnar

Last updated: March 19, 2024

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PO Box 220
Nageezi, NM 87037

Phone:

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