Lizard Canyon

Lizard Canyon is a valley in Mesa, Colorado and has an elevation of 4,741 feet. Lizard Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Rhone.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Monument and Bookcliff Shelter.

Peak

Independence Monument is a 5,739-foot-elevation sandstone pillar located in Colorado National Monument, in Mesa County of western Colorado, United States.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Nearby places include Fruita and Redlands.

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.

Hamlet

Redlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Redlands is situated 5 miles southeast of Lizard Canyon.

Latitude

39.11359° or 39° 6′ 49″ north

Longitude

-108.72204° or 108° 43′ 19″ west

Elevation

4,741 feet (1,445 metres)

Open location code

85FH477H+C5

GeoNames ID

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