National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Designation | UNESCO World Heritage (cultural, 1978) US National Park |
| Location | Southwestern corner of Colorado |
| Latitude, longitude | 37.3, -108.4 Google Maps |
| Nearby cities | Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City |
| Highlights | Ancestral Puebloan ruins |
| Area | 52,000 acres |
| Nearby sites | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Capitol Reef National Park |
| Themes | Caves, Prehistory |
About
Mesa Verde National Park is in the southwestern corner of Colorado. It became a US national park in 1906, and in 1978 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural site.