Lion House received its name for a family of mountain lions living here when the site was first investigated. The site is thought to have had 45 rooms and 7 kivas, the circular underground ceremonial rooms.
The Lion House site originally had some unusual D shaped kivas, though these were hard to see, and also had an area that was thought to be a day care area for children.
One section of wall shows two different building styles, indicating that it was built at different time periods.
From the Lion House site the trail continues on to the generically named Morris #5 site. The total Lion Canyon Trail round trip is three miles and our group of eight spent 2:30 exploring this lightly visited area.
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