Porcupine Gulch

Porcupine 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 Porcupine 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 Porcupine Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.83222, -107.17894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Porcupine Gulch

• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~15 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carson Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Redcloud Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~31 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Half Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~36 km · Must-see
• Whitecross Mountain · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Handies Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Porcupine Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Porcupine Gulch

• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~15 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~19 km · Must-see
• Carson Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Redcloud Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Half Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~36 km · Must-see

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