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.

Seeking greater protection of the ruins, they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied. News of the Wetherills' discoveries at Mesa Verde attracted an ...

Mesa Verde National ... park. Other wildlife includes coyote, gray fox, mountain lion, elk, marmot, and porcupines. If you see horses they have crossed the boundary from the Ute Mountain Ute ...