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.
Independence Monument
Peak
Photo: Mountaineer, CC BY 3.0.
Independence Monument is a 5,739-foot-elevation sandstone pillar located in Colorado National Monument, in Mesa County of western Colorado, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fruita and Redlands.
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.Redlands
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.
Monument Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,128 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Mesa, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.10165° or 39° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
-108.7226° or 108° 43′ 21″ westElevation
5,128 feet (1,563 metres)Open location code
85FH472G+MXGeoNames ID
5431745
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