Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
Attractions near Rico
Mesa Verde National Park, 32 mi from Rico
Rico has 20 notable places within 60 miles, among them 6 national park units and 4 ski areas. About 463K people a year visit Mesa Verde National Park. Beyond the town, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park sits 60 mi away.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
32 mi
Mesa Verde National Park
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Telluride Ski Area
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 32 mi southwest
Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
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What’s around Rico
The map ends at Anasazi Heritage Center, 32 mi out.
Orange: Rico. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
Everything here is within 60 miles, 20 places in all.
2Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
3Cliff Palace
Human settlement in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States of America.
4Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Heritage railroad in California, US.
5Aztec Ruins National Monument
National monument in New Mexico, United States.
6Hovenweep National Monument
US national monument in San Juan County, Utah, and Montezuma County, Colorado in the United States.
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11Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado.
13Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
Yucca House National Monument
United States National Monument; Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
Archaeological museum in Mesa Verde National Park.
Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum
Entrance to Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mesa Verde National Park: Elaine from Sheffield, England, CC BY 2.0 · Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Cliff Palace: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: pixelFire, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aztec Ruins National Monument: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hovenweep National Monument: teofilo, CC BY 2.0 · Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain · Chimney Rock National Monument: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · Uncompahgre National Forest: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridal Veil Falls: Terry Foote (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curecanti National Recreation Area: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Yucca House National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Anasazi Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0
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