 With majestic Colorado and Green River canyons, Canyonlands, this 200 foot roadside oddity near Monticello is called Church Rock.It seldom attracts more than a casual glance as visitors head toward Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument and the Needles district or drive between Moab and Monticello.One of the interesting pages of 1930s myths tells about Church Rock, and how the gumdrop shaped rock earned its name.