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Mesa Verde California Map

Explore Mesa Verde, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mesa Verde, California

How to Use This Mesa Verde, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mesa Verde, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mesa Verde.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mesa Verde
State	California (CA)
County	Riverside County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.5957
Longitude	-114.731604
Population	766
Density	68.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92225
Area Code	714
County Seat	Riverside
School District	Palo Verde Unified School District

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About Mesa Verde, California

Mesa Verde is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 68.8 people per km². Mesa Verde is located at 33.5957°N, 114.7316°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92225.

Mesa Verde rises as a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising against the bleached sky. It lies 7.8 miles west of Blythe, CA (from Blythe, CA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 22.1 miles southwest of Colorado River Indian Reservation. The earth here is a mosaic of arid creosote and stubborn scrub, defined by the jagged silhouette of Black Rock standing two miles to the north like a silent sentinel over the basin. To the west, the expansive Chuckwalla Valley channels the heat of the afternoon, turning the air into a shimmering, refractive veil that distorts the distant ground. Five miles away, the dry bed of McCoy Wash carves a shallow, gravel-strewn scar through the terrain, holding the memory of water in its pale, compacted silt. As dusk approaches, the harsh glare softens into a deep, bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that lend a sudden, fragile elegance to the desolate plains.

Mesa Verde exists as a quiet outpost of human endurance in a landscape that resists easy settlement. The economy remains tethered to the rugged reality of the high desert, where land use is dictated by the sparse resources and the preservation of the surrounding wilderness. Four miles to the southeast, the Mule Mccoy Linkage Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a deliberate buffer, protecting the delicate biology of the region from the encroachment of modern industry. Life in Mesa Verde proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic velocity of the distant metropolitan centers. The architecture here is low and functional, built to withstand the relentless sun and the seasonal winds that scour the valley floor, leaving the inhabitants to find a quiet, solitary beauty in the vast, unpeopled spaces that define their daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mule Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.4 mi, 226° SW
Mule Mccoy Linkage Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.5 mi, 304° NW
Palo Verde Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 059° NE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 045° NE
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 7.8 mi, 082° E
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 082° E
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 10.5 mi, 130° SE
Palen/McCoy Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 mi, 300° NW · 246k acres
Big Maria Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.8 mi, 037° NE · 48k acres
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 175° S · 31k acres
Blythe Intaglios (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 038° NE
T Rocks (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 081° E
Hi Jolly Monument (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 080° E
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 095° E · 1.3M acres
Poston Memorial Monument (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 035° NE
Rice Shoe Fence (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 349° N
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 34.6 mi, 298° NW · 784k acres
Spiral Labyrinth (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 115° SE
Scadden House (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 085° E
Camp Coxcomb (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 306° NW
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 37.3 mi, 327° NW · 1.8M acres
Donald Duck Overlook (Viewpoint) — 39.2 mi, 173° S
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 112° E
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 40.2 mi, 170° S
Bouse Museum (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 061° NE
East Jesus (Public Artwork) — 48.2 mi, 242° SW
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 60.4 mi, 174° S
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 60.6 mi, 173° S
Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center (Museum) — 69.6 mi, 266° W

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