Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by James Hulse, March 27, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of all veterans

Erected 1980 by American Legion Post No. 75 D.A.V. Chapter 44.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 21.219′ N, 108° 32.779′ W. Memorial is in Cortez, Colorado, in Montezuma County. It is on U.S. 160 east of Patton St, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in the front entrance area to the Cortez Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 27441 US-160, Cortez CO 81321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the San Juan Skyway (approx. 1½ miles away); Four Corners Resettled (approx. 1½ miles away); Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

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(approx. 1½ miles away); The Native Americans (approx. 1½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Owl Café (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cortez Public School (Calkins) (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cortez.

The view of the Veterans Memorial at the entrance to the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 27, 2025

2. The view of the Veterans Memorial at the entrance to the cemetery

Veteran gravestones in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 27, 2025

3. Veteran gravestones in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.