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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "mesa-verde-np",
  "name": "Mesa Verde National Park",
  "shortName": "Mesa Verde",
  "region": "SW CO",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 37.2309,
    "longitude": -108.4618
  },
  "timezone": "America/Denver",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "IDA-certified — cliff-dwelling park at 8,000 ft with Bortle 2 skies.",
  "intro": "Mesa Verde preserves some of the best-known cliff dwellings in North America, and in 2021 became the 100th International Dark Sky Park worldwide. High elevation, dry air and a location far from major cities give it some of the darkest skies remaining in the contiguous US.",
  "established": "International Dark Sky Park since 2021 (the 100th designated worldwide).",
  "drivingFromToronto": "The park entrance is on Highway 160, about 10 miles east of Cortez, Colorado.",
  "bestTime": "Summer hosts an annual Star Party; spring and fall offer cooler, equally dark nights.",
  "highlights": [
    "World's 100th International Dark Sky Park",
    "Annual Mesa Verde Star Party with public telescope viewing",
    "High mesa elevation gives clean, low-humidity air"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "The park entrance road is long and winding — allow extra time driving after dark",
    "Most overlooks along the main road offer easy pull-off stargazing",
    "Cell service is very limited inside the park"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way core over Point Lookout in summer, with far-southern-Colorado skies among the darkest measured in the lower 48.",
  "source": {
    "label": "NPS – Mesa Verde Stargazing",
    "url": "https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/stargazing.htm"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=mesa-verde-np",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/mesa-verde-np.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/mesa-verde-np.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Mesa%20Verde%20National%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Mesa%20Verde%20National%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=mesa-verde-np",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}