A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado at an altitude of more than 2,600 m.

At Mesa Verde, Spanish for "green table," multistoried dwellings fill the cliff-rock alcoves that rise 2,000 feet above Montezuma Valley. Remarkably preserved, the cliff dwellings cluster in ...

While landscapes and wildlife usually come to mind when thinking about units of the National Park System, there are national ...

The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is home to the Cliff Palace. It’s the largest such dwelling in North ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff ... near Mesa Verde National Park StoryMap Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park Jun 2016 NPCA and our partners at ...

Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado preserves the remarkable legacy of the Ancestral Pueblo people who thrived here for centuries. Known for its stunning cliff dwellings like Cliff Palace and Balcony ...

As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings. Hooked onto a rope slung around a tree, National Park Service ...

Virginia McClurg, a well-known writer, poet, and lecturer, took up the cause of protecting Mesa Verde's treasures. She formed the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, whose members were all women ...