view gallery NE24.1 km | Rim Rock Road High Point - 6640' in Elevation Signs The high point of the drive through Colorado National Monument. posted by: WR7X location: Colorado date approved: 11/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NE27.2 km | Cold Shivers Point - USGS CC11 1934 in U.S. Benchmarks A gem of a bench mark which is located in the Colorado National Monument at Cold Shivers Point. posted by: king.hubi location: Colorado date approved: 06/10/2009 last visited: 09/15/2018 |
view gallery NE28.3 km | Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter - Grand Junction, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This picnic area was repaired after vandalism in 2009 in preparation for the Colorado National Monument's 100th anniversary in 2011. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery NE28.5 km | Serpents Trail - Grand Junction, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Once the only road through the Colorado National Monument, a portion has been saved as a hiking trail. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 09/16/2014 |
view gallery NE28.8 km | Rim Rock Drive Historic District - Grand Junction, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places While the routing of the road was determined in November 1931 by National Park Service Engineer Thomas W. Secrest, it was the labor of the CCC that built most of this national treasure. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/25/2011 last visited: 05/25/2023 |
view gallery NE28.8 km | NPS Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction, CO in National Parks of the World The Colorado National Monument is celebrating its 100th year (1911-2011) as a spectacular canyon lands park posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/21/2011 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
view gallery NE28.8 km | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction, CO in Civilian Conservation Corps While Colorado National monument was developed in the late 1920s, it was the CCC that provided the labor to create much of this national treasure. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/27/2011 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
view gallery NE28.8 km | Colorado National Monument - Colorado On Board - Grand Junction to Fruita, CO in Monopoly in the Real World The above coordinates are the Grand Junction Entrance; the Fruita entrance is at N39° 07.109, W108° 43.873. The monument was created with CCC labor and celebrated its 100th year in 2011. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/31/2012 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
view gallery NE28.8 km | Rocky Roads Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in Signs of History The first people to witness this view were probably Indians who had to scale the steep cliffs and talus slopes. Later, ranchers dug narrow passages up into the canyons to bring their cattle to graze in the rich highland trails below. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 03/13/2022 last visited: 03/13/2022 |
view gallery N29.1 km | Coke Ovens, Monument Canyon in Scenic Colorado - Fruita, CO in Picture Perfect Postcards The 'Coke Ovens' are one of the named geologic formations in the Colorado National Monument. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/29/2011 last visited: 09/16/2014 |
view gallery N30.4 km | Independence Monument, Colorado National Monument - Fruita, CO in Picture Perfect Postcards Independence Monument is one of the named geologic formations at the Colorado National Monument. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/29/2011 last visited: 03/13/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in Official Local Tourism Attractions Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 03/13/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in Wikipedia Entries Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 03/13/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in National Parks (U.S.) Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 03/22/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in Satellite Imagery Oddities Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 03/13/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Fruita, CO in 3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond The 3D map model at the Colorado National Monument is interactive! posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 07/15/2012 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex - Fruita, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Colorado National Monument's Visitor Center is closer to the west entrance of the monument. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument Saddleback Visitor Center - Fruita, CO in History Museums The Saddleback Visitors Center features a stunning history and scientific museum. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/29/2011 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Colorado National Monument - Fruita, CO in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The Colorado National Monument Visitors Center is closer to the Fruita entrance. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery N31.2 km | Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage - Grand Junction, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places These structures were built with CCC labor with native red sandstone. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 07/06/2013 |
view gallery N31.7 km | Saddlehorn Comfort Station - Grand Junction, CO in U.S. National Register of Historic Places 'Comfort Station'; aka restrooms! posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 07/06/2013 |
view gallery N31.9 km | Window Rock, Colorado National Monument - Fruita, CO in Natural Arches This arch is found along the Window Rock Nature Trail in the Colorado National Monument. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 10/20/2011 last visited: 07/06/2013 |
view gallery N31.9 km | Balanced Rock, Colorado National Monument - Fruita, CO in Nature's Balanced Rocks Colorado National Monument's famous Balanced Rock is closer to the west entrance near Fruita, Colorado. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 11/04/2011 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
view gallery NE32.2 km | Redlands Diversion Dam Fish Ladder - Grand Junction, CO in Fish Ladders Fish using this ladder are counted and sorted with only native fish being returned to the river. Endangered fish are microchipped (PIT Tag) so they may be tracked with radio receivers mounted along the rivers. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 07/08/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE32.2 km | Redlands Diversion Dam - Grand Junction, CO in Water Dams The Redlands Diversion Dam provides both power and controls the river as well as a fish ladder to prevent the spread of non-native fish species. This dam provides both irrigation and hydro-electric power. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 07/08/2015 last visited: never |
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