Towaoc, Colorado

Towaoc is the capital of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, on the Ute Mountain Reservation southwest of Cortez.

Compiled from public sources. Last checked November 2026.

Where it is

Towaoc is southwest of Cortez at the foot of Sleeping Ute Mountain. It is the seat of government for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, whose reservation of roughly 600,000 acres reaches into Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.

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What to check in Towaoc

Towaoc is on tribal land. Homes and land here are not bought and sold on the open market the way they are in Cortez or Mancos. This page is here for geography, not listings.

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Sources for this page

Last checked November 2026. Figures that differ between sources are rounded. Spot something out of date? Tell Brett.