Defiance House Ruins

Defiance House is an Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling in a natural alcove about three miles up Forgotten Canyon, which opens off the east side of the main channel at about mile 106. It was lived in from about AD 1250 to 1285 and was found by University of Utah archaeologists in 1959, before the lake filled. The name comes from a large white pictograph panel showing three figures with shields. The National Park Service has stabilized the site; a cliff trail climbs from the canyon floor to the alcove.

Address

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southeastern Utah, USA

Good for

History, Culture, ArtArcheological SiteNatural AttractionsRock Formation

Elevation

4,134 ft (1,260 m)

Updated

11/1/2026