Colorado National Monument is just west of Grand Junction, Colorado and just south of Route 50.
It features spectacular scenery, viewable from Rim Rock Drive, which follows the edge of the park’s plateau above the Colorado River valley to the north.
The edge of the plateau is so high, and the drop-offs so steep, they can be vertigo-inducing.
All that separates you from those drop-offs is the “guard rail” shown below. If you have trouble with heights, you might find yourself straddling the road’s center line to stay away from the edge.
