Upper Gulch

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.22499, -106.86449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Gulch

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~41 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~59 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Upper Gulch

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~64 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~68 km · Must-see

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