Mesa Verde National Park

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site national park protected area

Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Colorado renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites.

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Mesa Verde 1
Mesa Verde plateau 1
Mesa Verde region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 21,240 hectares ⓘ
approximately 52,485 acres ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Balcony House ⓘ
Cliff Palace ⓘ
Far View Sites Complex ⓘ
Long House ⓘ
Mesa Top Loop Road sites ⓘ
Spruce Tree House ⓘ
Square Tower House ⓘ
Sun Temple ⓘ
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation National Park of the United States ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
elevationRange about 1,800 to 2,600 meters above sea level ⓘ
about 6,000 to 8,500 feet above sea level ⓘ
established 1906-06-29 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
formerName Cliff Palace ⓘ
surface form: Anasazi cliff dwellings
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ
prehistoric pueblos ⓘ
well-preserved archaeological sites ⓘ
largestCliffDwelling Cliff Palace ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange San Juan Mountains ⓘ
surface form: San Juan Mountains region of the Rocky Mountains
locatedInRegion southwestern Colorado ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern Colorado
locatedOn Mesa Verde National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mesa Verde plateau
nearestCity Cortez, Colorado ⓘ
Durango ⓘ
surface form: Durango, Colorado
numberOfArchaeologicalSites over 4,000 ⓘ
numberOfCliffDwellings over 600 ⓘ
offers guided tours of cliff dwellings ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ
scenic drives ⓘ
partOf United States National Park System ⓘ
surface form: National Park System of the United States
primaryCulture Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
primaryEcosystem pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ
ponderosa pine forest ⓘ
primaryFunction preservation of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological heritage ⓘ
recognizedFor outstanding universal value as a cultural site ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorOccupation approximately AD 600 to 1300 ⓘ
touristAttraction major cultural tourism destination in Colorado ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978 ⓘ
visitorCenter Chapín Mesa Archeological Museum ⓘ
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ute Mountain Ute Reservation → adjacentTo → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Colorado Plateau → contains → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Four Corners region → contains → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
southwestern United States → contains → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern United States
Colorado → hasMajorNationalPark → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesa Verde region
Mesa Verde National Park → locatedOn → Mesa Verde National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesa Verde plateau
Ancestral Puebloans → majorSite → Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesa Verde