Lion Gulch

Lion 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 Lion 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 Lion Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.31916, -106.64365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lion Gulch

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~44 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Henry Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hancock Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~54 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lion Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lion Gulch

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~44 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~50 km · Must-see

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