Long Draw

Long 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 Long 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 Long Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.27276, -106.21447. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Draw

• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~18 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Byers Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~34 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kawuneeche Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~39 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Draw

• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Pass · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~18 km · Must-see
• Radial Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see
• Byers Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~32 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see

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