Rim Rock Drive
31.0 km
Length
+650 m
Ascent
−557 m
Descent
2,028 m
Highest point
10
Hairpins
13.0%
Max gradient
0h 41min
Drive time (approx.)
31.0 km · 10 hairpins · 2,028 m
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Elevation profile
What does Rim Rock Drive look like?
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Start and finish
Start
Mesa County
39.02947, -108.63146
Finish
Mesa County
39.11651, -108.73942
Along the road
Parking
24
Serpent's Lower Trailhead
0.0 km · 1,536 m
Serpent's Upper Trailhead
3.0 km · 1,792 m
Ute Canyon Upper Trailhead
13.2 km · 1,966 m
Fallen Rock Overlook
13.6 km · 1,959 m
Upper Ute Canyon Overlook
14.0 km · 1,949 m
Liberty Cap Trailhead
17.9 km · 1,995 m
Monument Canyon Upper Trailhead
22.0 km · 1,872 m
Coke Ovens Overlook
22.3 km · 1,864 m
Grand View
25.4 km · 1,792 m
Independence Monument View
26.3 km · 1,788 m
Amphitheater Parking
28.2 km · 1,764 m
13 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 31.0 km.
Toilets
6
6 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 28.3 km.
Viewpoints
18
Cold Shivers Point
4.6 km · 1,868 m
Red Canyon Overlook
9.2 km · 1,944 m
Ute Canyon View
10.3 km · 1,970 m
Fallen Rock Overlook
13.6 km · 1,959 m
Upper Ute Canyon Overlook
14.1 km · 1,950 m
Highland View
19.1 km · 1,974 m
Artists Point
21.1 km · 1,886 m
Coke Ovens Viewpoint
21.3 km · 1,885 m
Coke Ovens Overlook
22.3 km · 1,867 m
Monument Canyon View
23.5 km · 1,813 m
Grand View
25.4 km · 1,791 m
Independence Monument View
26.3 km · 1,788 m
4 more
2 unnamed places along the road, from 4.6 km to 31.0 km.
Visitor centres
1
Colorado National Monument Visitor Center
28.2 km · 1,766 m