Wetherill Mesa (Step House & Long House)
Wetherill Mesa
A quieter mesa on the western side of the park, where you can explore Step House on your own and Long House, the second-largest cliff dwelling, is best visited when crowds are light.
From the Far View Visitor Center, it's about 20 km along a winding mountain road, which is restricted to shorter vehicles. Step House preserves ancient pit houses along with later cliff dwellings, and ancient stone steps let you walk down to the site on your own along a roughly 1.6 km trail. Long House requires a ranger-led tour, and its opening arrangements change from year to year. There are also several mesa-top sites along the road.
Opening hours
Seasonal, about 09:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
- Petroglyph Point Trail
- Spruce Tree House
- Far View Sites Complex
- Square Tower House
- Mesa Top Loop Road & Sun Temple
- Cliff Palace
- Balcony House