Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Mesa County<1>.

The location of Highland Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Highland Park is 4,720 feet [1,439 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Highland Park is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Highland Park lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Highland Park lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Mesa County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Arapahoe, Denver and Park County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Park.

Communities near Highland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Park.

• Grand Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
• Fruita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
  • Fruita is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <4>
• Palisade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
• Orchard Mesa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
  • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
• Whitewater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <4>
• Redlands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Redlands is located in Mesa County
• Cameo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
  • Cameo is located in Mesa County
• Glade Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
  • Glade Park is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <4>
• Loma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <4>
• Mesa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Highland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland Park. 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 Highland Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park. See our Newspapers Page for Highland Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

Looking for more information about Highland Park? 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 Highland Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/