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Independence Monument

Independence Monument in Colorado National Monument. The Book Cliffs form the distant horizon to the left, Grand Mesa forms the horizon to the right.

 

The town of Grand Junction, named for the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers, is in the valley below.

 

Grand Mesa is a mile higher than Grand Junction.

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