Grand Mesa, Colorado

This is Grand Mesa, seen as Route 50 approaches Delta, Colorado from the south

Grand Mesa is said to be the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, with an area of 500 square miles. Its maximum elevation is over 11,000 feet, or roughly the same height as Monarch Crest, where Route 50 crosses the Continental Divide.

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