Rupp Gulch

Rupp 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 Rupp 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 Rupp Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04971, -105.06776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rupp Gulch

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~19 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~30 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rupp Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rupp Gulch

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~43 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see

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