Twin Towers

The two towers were built less than one foot apart, but are not connected to each other.

NPS photo

Quick Facts

Location:

Square Tower Group

Significance:

ancestral Puebloan structure

Amenities

1 listed

Scenic View/Photo Spot

Together, Twin Towers had 16 rooms. Their architecture is amazing; the two buildings rise from the native bedrock, their walls almost touching. One is oval, the other horseshoe shaped. Their builders skillfully laid up thick and thin sandstone blocks. Original wooden lintels are still in place in one tower. These towers are among the most carefully constructed buildings in the entire Southwest.

The unique stone towers and other buildings at Hovenweep are extremely fragile. To help preserve them, please remain on trail and do not enter or touch any structure.