Long Gulch

Long 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 Long 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 Long Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.64442, -106.96005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Gulch

• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Gulch

• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~49 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see

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