My Favorite Colorado National Monument View Is From a Grand Junction Golf Course

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Everybody does the Monument in July. Out-of-town relatives, road-trippers, the guy in the rental Jeep who stops in the middle of Rim Rock Drive to take a picture. But the average high up there in July is 92 degrees. In November? About 49. One of those is hiking weather. The other one is a cardio test inside a pizza oven. Colorado National Monument Without the Summer Crowds The Park Service says it right on its own website: the colder months are the quiet season. No heat, no crowds, and a real shot at having an overlook all to yourself. We live next door to one of the prettiest places in Colorado, and for a few months a year it basically goes back to being ours. November Hiking on Monument Canyon Trail If July nearly killed you on Monument Canyon, this is your window. It’s about 6 miles one way, dropping roughly 1,400 feet past Independence Monument, the Kissing Couple, and the Coke Ovens. Park a second car at the lower trailhead off Highway 340.

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