Cortez, CO Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The town of CORTEZ , in the far southwest corner of Colorado, consists basically of one long curve of highway (US-160), roughly 25 miles up from the Four Corners Monument that marks the meeting place of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Its primary function is as an overnight stop for visi-tors to Mesa Verde National Park, heading to or from the canyonlands of northern Arizona. Nothing in town commands much attention, though the giant Sleeping Ute Mountain to the southwest, visible from all over, makes a dramatic backdrop, looking uncannily like a warrior god asleep with his arms folded across his chest. The … more »