Needle Rock

USA / Colorado / Crawford /

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Rock pinnacle rises about eight hundred feet above Smith Fork valley. It is a volcanic plug--a remnant of the core of a volcano from millions of years ago.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_Rock_Natural_Area

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Coordinates: 38°43'28"N 107°32'59"W

Coal Mountain 9 km
The Knob 12 km
Blue Mesa Reseroir / Blue Mesa Point 36 km
Blue Mesa Reservoir 43 km
Curecanti National Recreation Area 43 km
Elk Creek Campground 44 km
Dos Rios Golf Club 56 km
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (IATA: GUC, ICAO: KGUC) 58 km
Hartman Rocks Recreation Area (BLM) 58 km
Western State College 58 km

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Coal Mountain The Knob Blue Mesa Reseroir / Blue Mesa Point Blue Mesa Reservoir Curecanti National Recreation Area Elk Creek Campground Dos Rios Golf Club Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (IATA: GUC, ICAO: KGUC) Hartman Rocks Recreation Area (BLM) Western State College