Needle Rock Natural Area
Needle Rock Natural Area is located at the western edge of the West Elk Mountains of Colorado. The surrounding terrain is characterized by laccolithic mountains flanked by precipitous cliffs, extensive talus aprons, forested mesas, canyons, and spacious, well-watered intermontane basins.Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,874 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Needle Rock”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crawford.
Crawford
Village
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
The Town of Crawford is a statutory town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 403 at the 2020 United States census. The surrounding mesas and valleys support a farming and ranching community.
Needle Rock Natural Area
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Delta, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.7246° or 38° 43′ 29″ northLongitude
-107.5498° or 107° 32′ 59″ westElevation
7,874 feet (2,400 metres)Open location code
85CJPFF2+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3778920159OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q8536136
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Needle Rock Natural Area” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Needle Rock Natural Area”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نيدل روك ناتورال اريا”
- Ladin: “Needle Rock Natural Area”
- Urdu: “نیڈل راک نیچرل علاقہ”
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