Monument Canyon

Monument Canyon is a valley in Mesa, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,128 feet. Monument 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 east of Monument Canyon.

Latitude

39.10165° or 39° 6′ 6″ north

Longitude

-108.7226° or 108° 43′ 21″ west

Elevation

5,128 feet (1,563 metres)

Open location code

85FH472G+MX

GeoNames ID

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