Butler Wash – West Fork: Ballroom Cave, Target Ruin, Tower House
Ballroom Cave
Ballroom Cave
was inhabited between A.D. 1150 and 1350; there is a main alcove plus two
caves. The climb up to the alcove and
into the caves is quite steep.
Target Ruin
The Alcove is
filled with various rooms with a curtain wall fronting the alcove and rooms
behind it at one end. The Target Ruin is named for a large target or bulls-eye
design painted on the side of a wall inside the curtain wall.
Tower
House
Tower House is a 1000 year-old
cliff dwelling, also known as the "Waterfall Ruin" as during
rainfall, a waterfall falls over the cave opening.
· Location is
34.9 miles from Monticello, take Hwy. 191 south into and through Blanding, 24.6
miles, until the junction of State Hwy. 95, make a right onto Hwy. 95 and
travel 10.3 miles. There is roadside pullout
on the right (northeast) side of the road near the sign for the “Butler Wash
Ruins”, park in the pullout. If you reach the turnoff for the Butler Wash Ruins
(Overlook) you have gone too far. Turn around and head back 3 - 10ths of a mile
to the pullout. There will be a fence to
walk through with a BLM mylar marker.
- Distance: 3.2 miles (round trip) to see
three (3) Ruins along West Fork of Upper Butler Wash.
- Elevation: 5,215-ft. at Trailhead, 5,315-ft.
at West Fork of Upper Butler Wash
- Elevation
Gain: 100-ft.
- Difficulty: easy-moderate on well worn,
dirt trail; steep climbing near ruin sites.
- Admission: Free
- Camping: Dispersed, no water or vault
toilets.
- Pets: Allowed, must be leashed, owners
expected to clean up after pet (s).
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