Place

House of Many Windows Overlook

A cliff dwelling sits in a small sandstone alcove. Pinyon pines and junipers cover the mesa top.
View from House of Many Windows Overlook

NPS / Meredith Courteau

Quick Facts
Location:
Cliff Palace Loop Road

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Pets Allowed, Scenic View/Photo Spot

House of Many Windows Overlook and Cliff Palace Loop Road are open 8 am to sunset from late spring to December 1, or until the first significant snowfall.

House of Many Windows is a small cliff dwelling perched on a ten-foot-wide ledge in Cliff Canyon. Its many windows are actually doorways into rooms made of hand-shaped sandstone rock. House of Many Windows is comprised of 15 rooms, and there is evidence of a kiva. This cliff dwelling might have been home to an Ancestral Pueblo family in the 1200s.

For the keen observer, House of Many Windows Overlook also affords views of Site 634, Mummy House, Oak Tree House, and Sun Temple.

Mesa Verde National Park

Last updated: April 5, 2024