Spear Slide

Spear Slide: 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 Spear Slide

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 Spear Slide — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.68750, -108.03118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spear Slide

• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grayrock Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · La Plata · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~25 km · Must-see
• Engineer Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~27 km · Must-see
• Golden Horn · viewpoint · San Juan · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spear Slide

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spear Slide

• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grayrock Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see

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