Shears Draw

Shears 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 Shears 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 Shears Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.07801, -103.50934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shears Draw

• Fort Morgan · fort · Kimball · ~40 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jackson Lake State Park · lake · Morgan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Ridge · viewpoint · Morgan · ~22 km
• Round Top · viewpoint · Morgan · ~23 km
• Brush Area Museum And Cultural Center · museum · Kimball · ~27 km
• Brush Area Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Morgan · ~27 km
• Pawnee Raw Water Reservoir · lake · Morgan · ~28 km
• Rankin Presbyterian Church · church · Morgan · ~28 km
• Presbyterian Church Columbarium · fort · Morgan · ~39 km
• Riverside Park · park · Morgan · ~39 km
• Rainbow Arch Bridge · fort · Morgan · ~41 km
• Snyder Reservoir · lake · Kimball · ~41 km
• Anton Bethel Union Church · church · Washington · ~48 km
• Twin Hills · viewpoint · Morgan · ~54 km
• Box Canyon Dam · lake · Morgan · ~55 km
• Mason Dam · lake · Morgan · ~56 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shears Draw

• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~114 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~115 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~141 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Ridge · viewpoint · Morgan · ~22 km
• Round Top · viewpoint · Morgan · ~23 km
• Twin Hills · viewpoint · Morgan · ~54 km
• Fry Hill · viewpoint · Morgan · ~58 km
• Bidwell Hill · viewpoint · Morgan · ~63 km
• High Hill · viewpoint · Morgan · ~66 km
• Minter Hill · viewpoint · Morgan · ~67 km

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