Mount Garfield, Grand Junction

Name: Mount Garfield
Address: Grand Junction, United States

#2 among attractions in Grand Junction

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Facts and practical information

Mt. Garfield is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale. ()

Coordinates: 39°7'28"N, 108°24'37"W

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Grand Junction United States

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Mount Garfield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cross Orchards Historic Site, Blue Pig Gallery, James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park, Clifton Community Center and Church.

4.6 miSW
Museum, Historical place
Cross Orchards Historic Site, Grand Junction
117 min walk • Cross Orchards Historic Site is a living history museum located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Orchards are known for showing how life was on an orchard at the turn of the twentieth century and is considered living history as it is still worked and cultivated regularly.
3.3 miE
39°6'37"N • 108°21'4"W
Blue Pig Gallery, Palisade
85 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park
137 min walk • The James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park is a Colorado State Park along the Colorado River in Mesa County near Grand Junction, Colorado.
3.1 miSW
Church
Clifton Community Center and Church, Clifton
79 min walk • The Clifton Community Center and Church is a historic church in Mesa County, Colorado. It is located at the corner of F and Main Street in Clifton, Colorado, a town approximately five miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado.

Mount Garfield, Grand Junction

Facts and practical information

Mount Garfield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cross Orchards Historic Site, Grand Junction

Blue Pig Gallery, Palisade

James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park

Clifton Community Center and Church, Clifton