Short Draw

Short Draw: 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 Short Draw

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 Short Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.80332, -107.71673. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Short Draw

• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~22 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~45 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~46 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~49 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Short Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Short Draw

• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see

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