Pigtail Gulch

Pigtail 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 Pigtail 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 Pigtail Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.23193, -106.24169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pigtail Gulch

• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin · museum · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~8 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Tweto · viewpoint · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Arkansas · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Buckskin · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Democrat · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Bross · viewpoint · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Cameron · viewpoint · Park · ~21 km · Must-see
• Clinton Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pigtail Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pigtail Gulch

• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~8 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Tweto · viewpoint · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Arkansas · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Buckskin · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Democrat · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see

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