Wetherill Mesa
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Wetherill Mesa is a high, forested plateau in the southwestern part of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for its concentration of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cultural landscape ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Montezuma County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | seasonal road access ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
kivas and ceremonial structures
ⓘ
multi-room masonry villages ⓘ well-preserved cliff dwellings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod |
Pueblo II period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| hasDominantEcosystem |
pinyon-juniper woodland
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ponderosa pine forest ⓘ |
| hasElevation |
approximately 2300 meters above sea level
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approximately 7500 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalForm | mesa ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Ancestral Puebloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Badger House Community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long House NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Step House ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMaterialCulture | masonry cliff dwellings GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Badger House Trail
NERFINISHED
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Long House Loop Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Step House Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetherill Mesa Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Mesa Verde National Park inscription ⓘ |
| hasUse |
archaeological research
ⓘ
cultural heritage tourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | forested plateau ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Mancos River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
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Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ prehistoric habitation sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| partOf |
Mesa Verde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa Verde World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.