Colorado hiking trails - Short Point Trail, Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, Mesa County
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Latitude: 38.60528
Longitude: -108.53111
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| | Hiking in Colorado is such a great thing to do. Short Point Trail is a long drive away from Montrose but it is one of many great trails in this area. You definitely have to love the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay T Bone Spring Campground is a nice spot to camp, and Escalante Creek is a splendid whitewater spot close by.
Dominguez Campground is a brilliant campground nearby, and in the event that you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Kannah Creek. Short Point Trail gets very |
little rainfall; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain while June is usually the driest month. Can’t wait to get out in nature, Short Point Trail in Mesa County, Colorado is the outdoors at it's best.
The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 90's
| to Short Point Trail while nighttime lows are commonly in the 60's. During the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Short Point Trail. There are many hiking trails in the Uncompahgre Plateau Mountains, it's a great hiking area.
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| | Trails Near Short Point Trail:
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Brushy Ridge Trail, Mesa County
, 1 miles away |
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Long Point Trail, Mesa County
, 1 miles away |
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South Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 4 miles away |
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Middle Point Trail, Mesa County
, 5 miles away |
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Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 7 miles away |
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Upper Bench Trail, Mesa County
, 8 miles away |
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Spring Creek Trail, Montrose County
, 8 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Short Point Trail:
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Escalante Creek, Gunnison County
County
, 14 miles away, Class V - 6.5 miles long (Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin) |
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Kannah Creek, Mesa County
County
, 21 miles away, Class III - 6.5 miles long (Route 50 to Route 141) |
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San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose County
County
, 22 miles away, Class III - 5.2 miles long (BB 36 Road to Green Truss Bridge) |
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San Miguel River, San Miguel/ Montrose County
County
, 27 miles away, Class III - 16 miles long (Norwood Bridge to Green Truss Bridge) |
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Kannah Creek, Mesa County
County
, 28 miles away, Class V - 1.8 miles long (Kannah Creek Trailhead to Girl Scout Camp Bridge) |
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| | National Parks Near Short Point Trail:
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Colorado National Monument, Fruita - CO
, 33 miles away |
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Arches National Park, Moab - UT
, 69 miles away |
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Canyonlands National Park, Moab - UT
, 69 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Short Point Trail:
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Hawthorn Suites Ltd Grand Junction, Grand Junction
, 25 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn Grand Junction, Grand Junction
, 25 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Grand Junction, Co, Grand Junction
, 26 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Grand Junction, Co, Grand Junction
, 27 miles away |
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Best Western Clifton Inn, Clifton
, 27 miles away |
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