Gorilla Park
Gorilla Park is a park in Mesa, Colorado. Gorilla Park is situated nearby to the playground Bronze Jesus Bust, as well as near the art gallery The Palette.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Junction station and Handy Chapel.
Grand Junction station
Railway station
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Grand Junction station is a train station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, that is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grand Junction station is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Gorilla Park.
Handy Chapel
Chapel
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Handy Chapel is the only original church building still standing in the original square mile of Grand Junction, Colorado. The land that the chapel was built on was deeded to "the black citizens of Grand Junction" for the express purpose of building a place of worship in 1883, just two short years after Grand Junction was originally staked out by town founder and Governor George A. Handy Chapel is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Gorilla Park.
Colorado Mesa University
University
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Colorado Mesa University is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Originally established in 1925 as Grand Junction Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. Colorado Mesa University is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gorilla Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Junction and North Seventh Street Historic Residential District.
Grand Junction
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Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument.
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District
Neighborhood
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The North Seventh Street Historic Residential District, in Grand Junction, Colorado, is a 14.4 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Orchard Mesa
Village
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Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Orchard Mesa is situated 2 miles southeast of Gorilla Park.
Gorilla Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Mesa, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.06726° or 39° 4′ 2″ northLongitude
-108.56582° or 108° 33′ 57″ westOpen location code
85FH3C8M+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 376565572OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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