Richie Gulch

Richie 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 Richie 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 Richie Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.33583, -105.93946. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Richie Gulch

• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~7 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~11 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~18 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Richie Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Richie Gulch

• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~7 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~11 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see

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