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In Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 8

In Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 8Photo: NPS
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In Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 8 is a stop on the Pueblo Loop Trail in Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, managed by the National Park Service. The site is a kiva, a structure that served the same purpose as the Big Kiva you saw earlier on the walk. It would have had a hard plastered roof with an entrance and a ladder in the middle. The kiva was excavated in the early 1900s, and much of the stone walls you see were intact when the site was uncovered. The mortar that once held the stones together was lost to erosion and has since been replaced, first with concrete and more recently with a permeable mud mortar. The site is considered stabilized, not reconstructed, and the stones remain in their original positions. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cochiti Dam show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The next stop on the trail, Exiting Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 9, is about 0.1 mile away. Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6 and Talus House Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 12 are also close by. Climbers can find Potrillo Cliffs about 3.4 miles away.

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  • Sleep close

    Juniper Campground Loop A

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sirphey at Bandelier Restaurant

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
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    El Rancho de las Golondrinas

    Museum

    Museum · 17 mi from Santo Domingo Pueblo

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Oct

    Best time to visit In Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 8

    Best months: March–May and October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      50° / 20°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    2. Feb

      56° / 24°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    3. Mar

      64° / 30°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      71° / 37°

      4 wet

    5. May

      81° / 46°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      92° / 56°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      94° / 61°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      92° / 59°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      86° / 52°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      74° / 39°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      60° / 28°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      50° / 20°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cochiti Dam, NM, 10.3 mi away at 5,560 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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