The Mountain West States

The Mountain West States are Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Many of these states are square, or almost square. The borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet at a place called Four Corners. There is a monument at Four Corners that is smack in the middle of the four states. If you were to stand in the circle on the monument, you would be in four states at once!

Another cool feature in this area is Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. Mesa Verde means green table in Spanish. This area is flat like a table and has more trees than some other parts of the area. A Native American tribe called the Anasazi, which means the ancient ones, built a huge city under the mesa. Their buildings included a palace, and apartment houses several stories high. The Anasazi were skilled at making things such as baskets, pottery, tools, and fine cloth. During the late 13th century, they began building a huge structure, The Temple of the Sun, but they suddenly left the area and never returned.

The Mountain States are some of the least populated states in America. Still, you should visit them, because they sound pretty cool!