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Mesa Verde Overview

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Fast Facts

Nearest City Cortez, CO
Last Site Visit July 2008
Annual Visitation 541,102 in 2007 (view all years)
Creation Date June 29, 1906
Total Area 52,074 acres
Entrance Fee $10 per car per week
Highest Average Temperature 84°F, in July
Lowest Average Temperature 17°F, in January
Record High Temperature 100°F, in 1971
Record Low Temperature -20°F, in 1963
Lowest Elevation Unknown
Highest Elevation Unknown

Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1906: Mesa Verde National Park created
1978: Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Phone Numbers & Addresses


Mailing Address

Mesa Verde National Park
P.O. Box 8
Mesa Verde, Colorado 81330

Visitor Information

(970) 529-4465
(970) 529-4637 (Fax)


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