Swallows Nest
Swallows Nest is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,058 m. Caviness Mountain stands 3,128 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcony House, a attraction 0.4 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset House: 0.4 mi
- Mummy House: 0.6 mi
- pithouse: 0.7 mi
- pithouse: 0.7 mi
- Fire Temple: 0.8 mi
- Moccasin Head: 2.7 mi
- Park Mesa: 3.7 mi
- East Eagle Eye Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Wetherill Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Eagle Eye Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Balcony House: 0.4 mi
- House of Many Windows: 0.4 mi
- Sun Point: 0.5 mi
- Cliff Palace: 0.7 mi
- Hemenway House: 0.8 mi
- Hawkins Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Denny Park: 14.1 mi
- Denny Park: 14.2 mi
- Denny Lake Park: 14.2 mi
- Future Park: 14.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Soda Point: 1.9 mi
- North Rim: 8.4 mi
- East Rim: 8.7 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 12.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 5.9 mi
- Horse Springs: 7.7 mi
- Wing Spring: 12.3 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 18.8 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 19.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 16.4 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 19.7 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 22.5 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 23.9 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 6.8 mi
- East La Plata Wildlife Area: 21.6 mi
- La Plata #11 (River Tracts): 24.4 mi
- Comfort Station: 0.9 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 12.8 mi
- Goose Statue: 14.7 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Swallows Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caviness Mountain | NE 51° | 3,128 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | WNW 297° | 3,037 m | 19.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,863 m | 20.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,769 m | 18.9 mi |
| Menefee Peak | NE 46° | 2,688 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Knees | WNW 283° | 2,685 m | 19.3 mi |
| Marble Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,618 m | 20.4 mi |
| Park Point | N 2° | 2,612 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mesa Verde NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Mesa Verde National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6254217090
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 6 mi
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