Cortez Map

The city of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,482 at the 2010 census. It is a popular stop for tourists, who do not necessarily tour the city, but stay there because of its central location among surrounding attractions, such as Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley, and the Four Corners.

Cortez is located at 37°20?57?N 108°34?45?W / 37.34917°N 108.57917°W / 37.34917; -108.57917 (37.349270, -108.579225).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.36%) is water. Cortez is located in the area of the southwest known as the "High Desert", as is most of northwestern, western, southwestern, and southern colorado.

Nearby cities include Towaoc, Mancos, Dolores.