Sunset View

Sunset View: 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 Sunset View

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 Sunset View — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.56930, -107.73373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset View

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~1 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~19 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~24 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset View

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sunset View

• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see

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