Visit Goodman Point Group, Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado

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Goodman Point Group is part of Hovenweep National Monument in southwestern Colorado and is the monuments largest and eastern most village. Goodman Point was the first archaeological site in the country to receive protection from the federal government. The Goodman Point unit was the first archeological site set aside by the federal government in 1889 and is one of the largest 13th century ancestral pueblo villages in the San Juan River basin. Exploring more of the sites at the Monument, visitors will find that the Cutthroat Castle Group and the Goodman Point Group are different from the other units in Hovenweep. The Goodman Point Group features partially buried pueblos, ranging in size from small hamlets to large villages instead of the tall, multi-storied towers throughout much of the Monument. It was most heavily populated in between AD 1150-1300, the Pueblo III period. Earlier residents include Basketmakers from AD 200-450 and during the second Pueblo period AD 900-1150. The Goodman Point unit is the farthest unit from headquarters and yet is closest to suburban development; it has the greatest potential for increases in unmonitored visitation from the local population. So

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