Montezuma County, Colorado

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Montezuma County, Colorado is a county in the southwestern corner of the state known for its rich Native American history and archaeological sites, including the cliff dwellings preserved in Mesa Verde National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
county ⓘ
areaLand approximately 2,030 square miles ⓘ
areaTotal approximately 2,040 square miles ⓘ
areaWater approximately 10 square miles ⓘ
borders Dolores County, Colorado ⓘ
La Plata County, Colorado ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ
San Juan County, Utah ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Canyons of the Ancients National Monument ⓘ
Cortez, Colorado ⓘ
Dolores, Colorado ⓘ
Hovenweep National Monument (nearby region influence) ⓘ
Lowry Pueblo National Historic Landmark ⓘ
Mancos, Colorado ⓘ
McPhee Reservoir ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings ⓘ
San Juan National Forest (part) ⓘ
Towaoc, Colorado ⓘ
Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeat Cortez, Colorado ⓘ
dateEstablished 1889 ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevation approximately 6,000 feet above sea level ⓘ
FIPSCode 08083 ⓘ
formedFrom La Plata County, Colorado ⓘ
GNISID 00198164 ⓘ
hasHeritage Navajo Nation (nearby influence) ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe ⓘ
ISOCode US-CO-083 ⓘ
knownFor Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ
Native American history ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
largestCity Cortez, Colorado ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Southwestern Colorado ⓘ
United States Census Bureau West region ⓘ
namedAfter Moctezuma II ⓘ
namedFor Aztec emperor Montezuma ⓘ
linked to: Moctezuma II
partOf Four Corners region ⓘ
population approximately 25,000 (early 2020s) ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
timeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ

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Mesa Verde National Park → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Southwestern Colorado → contains → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
subject linked to: southwestern Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Reservation → locatedInCounty → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Cliff Palace → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison National Forest → containsPartOf → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Dolores River → flowsThrough → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Cortez, Colorado → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
San Juan County, New Mexico → borders → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Balcony House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Spruce Tree House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Long House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Square Tower House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Sun Temple → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Far View Sites Complex → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Mesa Top Loop Road sites → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center → county → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Chapín Mesa Archeological Museum → county → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Apache County → borders → Montézuma County, Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
Towaoc, Colorado → county → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
Ute Mountain volcanic plug → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Ute Mountain Tribal Park → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Ute Mountain → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Ute Mountain → county → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
El Diente Peak → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains → contains → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
Dolores County, Colorado → borders → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Mancos, Colorado → county → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Dolores, Colorado → county → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Mancos River → flowsThrough → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
La Plata County, Colorado → borders → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Colorado State Highway 145 → region → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
River of Sorrows → flowsThroughCounty → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Cortez Municipal Airport → locatedInRegion → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Cortez Municipal Airport → regionServed → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
La Plata County → borderedBy → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Cedar Tree Tower → locatedInCounty → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Sagebrush House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Sagebrush House → county → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 → county → Montezuma County ⓘ
linked to: Montezuma County, Colorado
Badger House Community → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Kodak House → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Chapin Mesa → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Spruce Canyon → locatedIn → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
Spruce Canyon → county → Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ