The Blowhole | American Southwest Virtual Museum Image Galleries

This intriguing geological feature was unearthed during the 1965 excavations of the Wupatki Ballcourt. After its discovery, the National Park Service bricked in the opening, giving the blowhole the appearance it has today and allowing visitors the experience of feeling the rush of air from the opening.

It is unknown if the people of Wupatki were aware of the blowhole, and if they were, what significance the feature may have held to prehistoric people.

Introduction to the Trail

Wupatki Pueblo and Surrounding Features

Overlook Interpretative Panel

Overlook Interpretative Panel

Living and Storage Rooms

Sunset Crater and Wupatki

Wupatki Pueblo 1930s vs. 2011

Storage and Food Processing

Air Circulation System

Unexcavated Rooms

Room 73, 1930s vs. 2011

Ballcourt Interpretative Panel

The Blowhole Interpretative Panel

Burials at Wupatki

A Ready-made Room

View from the Inside

Reconstructed Rooms, 1930s vs. 2011

A Possible Kiva

Leaving Wupatki

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Author: Meghann M. Vance, Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories

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