Mesa Verde is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mesa Verde lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Mesa Verde (for example, toward Quartzsite (AZ)), you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Going back to its beginning, Mesa Verde was originally named Nicholls Warm Springs. For more information about the names of Mesa Verde, see The Names of Mesa Verde on our Genealogy Page.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mesa Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mesa Verde.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mesa Verde. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mesa Verde.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesa Verde. See our Newspapers Page for Mesa Verde.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mesa Verde ...
Looking for more information about Mesa Verde? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mesa Verde, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mesa Verde.
Footnotes ...
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If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mesa Verde - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Mesa Verde area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Mesa Verde area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.