Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Montezuma County occupies Colorado’s southwestern corner at the Four Corners, where the state meets Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Cortez is the county seat. The county was formed from western La Plata County in 1889. Its landscape rises from lower country near the San Juan River drainage to mountain terrain in the northeast. Agriculture, tourism and oil and gas production are important parts of the local economy.