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Mesa Verde National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1978 under criterion (iii).

Mesa Verde National Park, United States
Photo: Elaine from Sheffield, England · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CahokiaCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMesa Verde National ParkOlympic National ParkPimachiowin AkiPoverty PointRedwood National and State ParksRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park37.260° N, 108.494° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
iii
Area of property
21,200 ha
Location
Montezuma County
What it is
archaeological site, National Park of the United States
Founded or built
1906
Visitors a year
480,065 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/meve/index.htm
Reference
WHC 27 · Wikidata Q237128

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Chaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States141 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalTaos Pueblo, United States278 kmTaos PuebloUnited States · 1992CulturalGrand Canyon National Park, United States350 kmGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalCarlsbad Caverns National Park, United States676 kmCarlsbad Caverns National ParkUnited States · 1995NaturalEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico767 kmEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2013NaturalCasas Grandes, Mexico767 kmCasas GrandesMexico · 1998Cultural
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