Archuleta Mesa,[1] known informally as Alien Mountain,[2] is a mountain summit situated within the San Juan Mountain Range on the Colorado-New Mexico border.[3][2] It has been the subject of an alien conspiracy theory, and has gained national attention as a result.[4][5][6]
| Archuleta Mesa | |
|---|---|
  Archuleta Mesa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,229 ft (2,813 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°01′25″N 106°57′47″W / 37.0235°N 106.9630°W |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains |
Location
editThe mesa is located in the southern portions of the San Juan Mountain Range, located in southwestern Colorado. It is bounded to the east by Edith, Colorado and Felix Spring to the east. The mountain ridge runs from north-to-south. To the west of the mountain is the Montezuma Mesa, which is bounded by the San Juan River, where the range gets its name.[7] Dulce, New Mexico is located on the mesa.[8][9]
History
edit1996 wildfire
editIn mid-1996, a large wildfire burned within the mesa boundary, scarring large amounts of vegetation on the mesa.[10]
Wildlife
editSeveral species of tree are present on the slopes and top of the mesa, including Pinus ponderosa and Abies concolor. Fungi, including Armillaria ostoyae and Heterobasidion annosum, have also been documented on the mesa.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b "Dulce UFO Site | The Center for Land Use Interpretation". clui.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Archuleta Mesa - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Inside Dulce Base, The Rumored Alien Laboratory under Archuleta Mesa". All That's Interesting. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Alien Mountain - Mysteries Decoded - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Dulce Base Tipi | Dulce, NM 87258". www.newmexico.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Chakraborty, Sourav (July 12, 2022). "Where is Archuleta Mesa located? All about the rumored UFO base ahead of The CW show Mysteries Decoded". SportsKeeda. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Archuleta Mesa and Its Aliens". The Curator. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Allegedly, There Is a Secret Underground Alien Base in Dulce, New Mexico". Discovery. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Information (NCEI), National Centers for Environmental. "NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Brown fire data from Archuleta Mesa Plot D2 - IMPD USACH022". www.ncei.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Omdal, Daniel W.; Shaw III, Charles G.; Jacobi, William R. (June 2004). "Symptom expression in conifers infected with Armillaria ostoyae and Heterobasidion annosum". Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34 (6): 1210. Bibcode:2004CaJFR..34.1210O. doi:10.1139/x04-007. ISSN 0045-5067.