# Hovenweep National Monument

The monument’s name means “deserted valley” in the native Western and Southern Numic languages, indicative of its extremely remote, harsh character.

**Type:** park

**Location:** CO, US

**Nearest town:** Utah and

**Certified:** 2014

The monument’s name means “deserted valley” in the native Western and Southern Numic languages, indicative of its extremely remote, harsh character.

[Official site](http://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/hovenweep-national-monument-dark-sky-park/)

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