Anyone planning to hike at the Colorado National Monument should either do so early in the mornings or late in the afternoons — finishing before 10 a.m. or starting after 4 p.m. — to lower ...

Woman dies after collapsing on Colorado National Monument trail; NPS warns of heat exhaustion Marsha Cook, 54, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died after collapsing and losing consciousness while hiking up ...

A 28-year-old woman died after a vehicle crash at Colorado National Monument, the National Park Service said. The agency said Tuesday that the accident occurred off Rim Rock Drive near the Coke ...

But leaders of two other Ute tribes submitted letters of support for the monument to the White House earlier this month. “Designating these valuable places as national monuments will not only ...

GRAND JUNCTION — Colorado congressman Scott Tipton says efforts to upgrade the Colorado National Monument to a national park should be driven by the community. The Republican represents the ...

Records show nearly 500,000 people visited Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction last year. Other more remote monuments like Canyons of the Ancients see fewer than 100,000 visitors a year.

Colorado National Monument was created in 1911 to protect one of the American Southwest’s most iconic landscapes. Located just west of Grand Junction, the 32-square-mile monument features slender ...