Battlement Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,497 at the 2000 census. The town, which bills itself as a "covenant-protected community", is a primarily a group of contiguous subdivisions developed in the later decades of the 20th century, catering to families and retirees. It is located on the flank of a hill on the south side of Interstate 70 across from the older town of Parachute. The two communities together are known as "Parachute-Battlement Mesa". The town takes its name from Battlement Mesa, a basalt-topped mesa that sits to the south of the town.

Geography

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Battlement Mesa is located at (39.437904, -108.033769).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 21.6 km² (8.3 mi²). 20.9 km² (8.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (3.12%) is water.

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