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Colorado National Monument
Your Safety
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Colorado National Monument contains rugged and remote landscapes. Always be prepared when hiking by carrying a map, compass, extra water, food, first aid kit and warm clothing.
- Bicyclists and motorists share the Rim Rock Drive – please drive or bike cautiously. Cyclists are required to ride single file at all times within the monument. 36 CFR 4:30 (d) (3)
- Use bicycle lights in the tunnels.
- Watch your step and your children at overlooks, along canyon rims and steep dropoffs.
- Watch where you put your feet and hands. You may be sharing the land with rattlesnakes and scorpions.
- When hiking, carry a gallon of water per person per day. Use sunscreen and a hat. Wear sturdy footwear, a long sleeve shirt and long pants. Gnats can be a problem from May to August – carry insect repellant.
- Be sure you tell someone where you’re going and when you expect to return.
- From April-July, seasonal pools may exist in canyon bottoms. Please do not enter these pools. Sunscreens and lotions pollute these waters that are important to wildlife.
- Avoid ridge tops and open ground during lightning storms.
- Less than ¼ inch of rain can produce Flash Floods. Flash Floods are caused by run-off from intense, localized thunderstorms that drop a large amount of rain over a short period of time. They are most common in July, August and September, but can occur at any time of the year. Move to higher ground immediately.
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Bicycling the Rim Rock Road Learn more about how to safely travel by bicycle more... | |
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Did You Know?
Independence Monument is all that remains of a continuous ridge that once formed a wall between Monument and Wedding canyons. A cap of durable Kayenta formation rock has protected this picturesque 450 ft. (137 meters) high monolith from the relentless erosion that carried away the surrounding rock.
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Last Updated: October 17, 2007 at 14:08 EST |