Pole Gulch

Pole 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 Pole 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 Pole Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02305, -105.97501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pole Gulch

• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~8 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Harvard · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Oxford · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Belford · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Silverheels · viewpoint · Park · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Yale · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pole Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pole Gulch

• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Harvard · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~40 km · Must-see

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