Open Gulch

Open 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 Open 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 Open Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.22553, -108.28926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Open Gulch

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~73 km · Must-see
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~13 km
• Dick Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km
• Danforth Hills · viewpoint · Moffat · ~25 km
• Jordan Draw · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~25 km
• Gower Gulch · viewpoint · Moffat · ~29 km
• Bitter Spring Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~29 km
• Coal Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km
• Goff Camp Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Rio Blanco · ~33 km
• Calamity Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~36 km
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Moffat · ~38 km
• The Steps · viewpoint · Moffat · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Open Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Open Gulch

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~81 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~86 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~87 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~93 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~106 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~110 km · Must-see

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