Chuska Valley

The Chuska Valley is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of New Mexico.

Although identified as a "valley" in archaeological literature, the region encompasses the eastern slope of the Chuska Mountains, situated in their rain shadow.

[1] Sitting atop the Colorado Plateau in the Four Corners region of the desert Southwest, it is near both Chacra Mesa and Chaco Canyon, which are noted for their Chacoan Anasazi ruins.

These regions were first labelled by archaeologist Gwinn Vivian.

[2] Fagan, B (2005), Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517043-1

Chuska Valley to the right (east) of the Chuska Mountains (vertical, center) as seen from the ISS in 2020.