Distant View

Distant View is a scenic viewpoint in Mesa, Colorado. Distant View is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Balanced Rock View, as well as near the quarry Colorado National Monument Maintenance Boneyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colorado National Monument Visitor Center and Saddlehorn Caretaker’s Residence.

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Colorado National Monument Visitor Center is situated 3,800 feet south of Distant View.

House

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Saddlehorn Caretaker’s Residence is a house, which is situated 3,600 feet south of Distant View.

Bookcliff Shelter is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Distant View.

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 6 miles east of Distant View.

Latitude

39.111° or 39° 6′ 40″ north

Longitude

-108.73726° or 108° 44′ 14″ west

Open location code

85FH4767+93

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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