This northern viewpoint is just a couple hundred yards from Park Point Overlook, the highest point in Mesa Verde National Park, at 8,572 feet above sea level. This vantage point offers great, panoramic views: to the north, the 13,000 and 14,000-foot peaks of the San Juan Mountains; to the south, the expansive high deserts of New Mexico; to the west, Sleeping Ute Mountain; and to the east, the La Plata Mountains.