Mesa Verde National Park
Me′sa Ver′de Na′tional Park′
(ˈvɜrd, ˈvɜr di)n.
| Noun | 1. |  Mesa Verde National Park - a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape |
| 单词 | mesa verde national park | |||
| 释义 | Mesa Verde National ParkMe′sa Ver′de Na′tional Park′(ˈvɜrd, ˈvɜr di)n.
Mesa Verde National ParkSee also: National Parks and Monuments (table)National Parks and Monuments Mesa Verde National Park(mā'sə vûrd`, vûr`dē), 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. Set amid forested canyons and flat mesas, the park includes the most notable and best-preserved cliff dwellings (see cliff dwellerscliff dwellers,Ancestral Pueblo people, sometimes called Anasazi, who were builders of the ancient cliff dwellings found in the canyons and on the mesas of the U.S. Southwest, principally on the tributaries of the Rio Grande and the Colorado River in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, ..... Click the link for more information. ) and relics in the United States. The dwellings span four archaeological periods, from the 1st cent. A.D. to the late 13th cent., when they were abandoned. There are museums and a library. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is to the west. See National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares) Description Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. (table). BibliographySee D. A. Smith, Mesa Verde National Park (1988). Mesa Verde National ParkMesa Verde, CO 81330 Phone:970-529-4465 Fax:970-529-4637 Web: www.nps.gov/meve/ Size: 52,122 acres. Established: Established on June 29, 1906 as the first national park set aside to "preserve the works of man". Wilderness designated on October 20, 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site on September 6, 1978. Location:In southwestern Colorado, midway between Cortez and Mancos, off US 160. It is a 21-mile drive from the entrance to the park headquarters and the Chapin Mesa archeological sites. Facilities:Campground (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), lodging, groceries, restaurants, snack bar, visitor center (é), museum, 5 hiking trails. Entrance fee required. Activities:Camping, hiking, guided and self-guided walks to ruins, stargazing, cross-country skiing and snoeshoeing. Special Features:Mesa Verde, Spanish for "green table," offers aspectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Puebloan People who madeit their home for over 700 years, from AD 600 to 1300. The park's world-famous cliff dwellings and other works among the most notable and best preserved in the United States. Most of the park's 600 cliff dwellings were built from the late 1190s to the late 1270s. They range in size from one-room houses to villages of more than 200 rooms (the Cliff Palace). See other parks in Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park
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