King Gulch

King Gulch: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit King Gulch

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach King Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51639, -106.02974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Gulch

• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~9 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Gulch

• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~30 km · Must-see

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