Rawhide Gulch

Rawhide 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 Rawhide 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 Rawhide Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46804, -107.69284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rawhide Gulch

• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~11 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~15 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rawhide Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rawhide Gulch

• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~6 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~46 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~48 km · Must-see

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