Independence Monument is a 5,739-foot-elevation sandstone pillar located in Colorado National Monument, in Mesa County of western Colorado, United States. Independence Monument is situated 2½ miles west of Huffer Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fruita.

Fruita is a town in the Northwestern part of the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado near Grand Junction. Fruita is perhaps most famous for its dinosaurs and as the Western portal to Colorado National Monument.

Huffer Pit

Latitude

39.0947° or 39° 5′ 41″ north

Longitude

-108.68065° or 108° 40′ 50″ west

Elevation

4,708 feet (1,435 metres)

Open location code

85FH38V9+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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