Just as you would image, Rim Rock Drive lives up to its name. This highland highway rises up 2,000 feet above Grand Valley and follows the edge of Uncompahgre Plateau. This winding, scenic drive shows off Colorado's mountain beauty, red-rock cliffs, breathtaking canyon views, isolated columns and huge, free standing slabs of rock. Cold Shivers Point, on the east, overlooks the deep Columbus Canyon. More striking canyon views are found as you continued along the drive, including Red Canyon and Upper Ute Canyon. The 23 mile route is marked with stops at Books Cliffs, Artist Point and Balanced Rock. Don't miss Grand View, the best overlook in the park, with sights of Independence Monument rising up 450 feet from the valley floor, defying gravity. And here, the view out in to the valley beyond offers an incredible view of Grand Junction and Fruita.