Local favourite fort · Summit, Colorado
Windmill
Windmill is a fort in Summit, Colorado.
Windmill: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Windmill
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
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 Windmill — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.47422, -106.04086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Windmill
- Peak 10 · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
- Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
- Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Guyot · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
- Pacific Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
- Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
- Tenmile Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
- Atlantic Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
- Hoosier Ridge · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
- Quandary Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
- Georgia Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
- Boreas Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fletcher Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
- North Star Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
- Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
- Wheeler Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
- Fishhook Island · river spot · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
- Jacque Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Windmill
- LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~93 km · Must-see
- Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~95 km · Must-see
- Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~119 km · Must-see
- Willoughby Cottage · fort · Summit · ~2 km
- Wellington Mine · fort · Summit · ~3 km
- Extenulate Mine spoil heaps · fort · Summit · ~4 km
- Placer Dredge Tailings · fort · Summit · ~4 km
- Boreas Railroad Station · fort · Park · ~12 km
- The Dillon Placer Mine · fort · Summit · ~14 km
- Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad · fort · Lake · ~22 km
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Frequently asked
Is Windmill open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Windmill yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Windmill?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Windmill?
Nearby: Peak 10 (viewpoint, 8 km), Bald Mountain (viewpoint, 9 km), Crystal Peak (viewpoint, 10 km), Mount Guyot (viewpoint, 11 km), Pacific Peak (viewpoint, 11 km), Pacific Tarn (lake, 11 km).