MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO

Photographic Archive 1979 - 1995

 

 

 

 

SITE HISTORY

 

 

Site Location:               The monitoring site was located in southwestern Colorado, approximately 18 kilometers southeast of Cortez.

 

 

Photographic Station:    The camera was located approximately 50 meters south of the Far View Visitor Center of Chapin Mesa and viewed Beautiful Mountain (~208°), 94.0 km.

 

 

Operational Period:       Beautiful Mountain Vista 09/79 – 04/95

 

 

Data Collection:            Photographs were taken at 09:00, 12:00, and 15:00 daily.  Approximately 11,500 35mm-color slides of the Beautiful Mountain Vista were reviewed to develop the provided historical photographic archive.