Sitting atop the Colorado Plateau in the Four Corners region of the desert Southwest, it is near both Chacra Mesa and Chaco Canyon, which are noted for their Chacoan Anasazi ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring Gobernador Slope, Chaco Core, and Chaco Plateau by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations.
This site is situated on the Colorado Plateau in the Four Corners area of the desert Southwest, near Chacra Mesa and Chaco Canyon, which are notable for their Anasazi archaeological remnants. The Chaco Slope is distinguished from its neighboring Gobernador Slope, Chaco Core, and Chaco Plateau by unique surface water flow patterns and geological formations.