The Christmas Tree Ruin is an archaeological site containing a Navajo pueblito, a defensive structure built in a high cliff wall approximately 200 feet above the floor of Gobernador Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, United States. The ruin, which is believed to have been built by the Navajo, dates to the 18th century, and was probably used for defensive, storage, and habitation purposes.[2]

Christmas Tree Ruin (LA 11097)
Nearest cityFarmington, New Mexico
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
MPSNavajo--Refugee Pueblo TR
NRHP reference No.86003646[1]
NMSRCP No.361
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1987
Designated NMSRCPFebruary 20, 1975

The site is situated on a ledge and within a rock shelter. The ruin consists of a walled rock shelter and a burned rock pile. The walled area is accessible only by ladder.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Defensive Sites Of Dinetah by Margaret A. Powers and Byron P. Johnson. New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resources Series No. 2, 1987.