Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
Attractions near North Light Plant
Worth the trip from North Light Plant: Mesa Verde National Park, 29 mi off
Yearly visitors to Mesa Verde National Park number about 463K. No place to visit is mapped inside North Light Plant; 7 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 museums, a national park and an ancient site. Drive 46 mi to reach Shiprock.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
29 mi
Mesa Verde National Park
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Purgatory Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 29 mi northwest
Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped around North Light Plant
Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, 33 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: North Light Plant. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for North Light Plant
Nothing is inside North Light Plant itself; these 16 are within 60 miles.
2
3Chaco Culture National Historical Park
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
4Four Corners Monument
Monument at the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States.
5Cliff Palace
Human settlement in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States of America.
6Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Heritage railroad in California, US.
7Aztec Ruins National Monument
National monument in New Mexico, United States.
8Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness
Protected wilderness area in New Mexico, United States.
9Hovenweep National Monument
US national monument in San Juan County, Utah, and Montezuma County, Colorado in the United States.
10
12Yucca House National Monument
United States National Monument; Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located in Montezuma County, Colorado.
14
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.
Parks and trails in North Light Plant → · North Light Plant’s history →
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 · Shiprock: Bowie Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0 · Chaco Culture National Historical Park: National Park Service (United States), Public domain · Four Corners Monument: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hovenweep National Monument: teofilo, CC BY 2.0 · Chimney Rock National Monument: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · 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
_-_Historische_Felsbehausungen.jpg){kind=link}
a.jpg){kind=link}
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in North Light Plant’s Town Square