Acadia National Park - Park Mystery Video #3 Answer

The video introduces Hovenweep National Monument, established in 1923 in the Four Corners region. It highlights the hiking trails and ancient structures like Square Tower and Boulder House, built by the ancestral Pueblo people who left the area around 1300. The video discusses the effects of erosion on these structures and the minimal reconstruction efforts. Visitors can enjoy wildlife sightings and stargazing in this certified Dark Sky park.

When was Hovenweep National Monument established?

• 1930

• 1923

• 1910

• 1945

Which structures can be seen on the hiking loop at Hovenweep?

• Great Wall and Pyramid

• Eiffel Tower and Big Ben

• Square Tower and Boulder House

• Stonehenge and Colosseum

Around what year did the ancestral Pueblo people leave the region?

• 1300

• 1200

• 1400

• 1500

What has caused most of the structures in the canyon to topple?

• Flooding

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Erosion over 800 years

What makes Hovenweep a special place for stargazing?

• It is a certified Dark Sky park

• It has a large observatory

• It has no light pollution

• It is located on a mountain peak