Battlement Mesa, Colorado
CDP
About Battlement Mesa
Battlement Mesa is a small unincorporated community in western Colorado.
Battlement Mesa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.15 square miles.
📰 Battlement Mesa News Today
- Evacuations ordered after new fire rapidly grows to 600 acres near Battlement Mesa KJCT · Aug 7
- DEVELOPING: Residents can return home after the Battlement Trail Fire prompts evacuations for several hours KKCO 11 News · Jul 5
- Evacuations lifted for Battlement Mesa Fire in Garfield County CBS News · Jul 6
- Battlement Mesa Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Evacuation orders lifted for wildfire in Battlement Mesa Aspen Public Radio · Jul 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Battlement Mesa Unique
- The only place in America named Battlement Mesa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area11.15 sq mi
Coordinates39.4528, -108.0039