Jackson Hill

Jackson Hill: 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 Jackson Hill

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 Jackson Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.24328, -105.05614. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Hill

• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~34 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~38 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~42 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~44 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~49 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Hill

Other forts & heritage near Jackson Hill

• Bishop Castle · fort · Custer · ~26 km
• James N. Carlile House · fort · Pueblo · ~47 km
• Keating Jr High School · fort · Pueblo · ~47 km
• Dr. John A. Black House Complex · fort · Pueblo · ~47 km
• Central High School · fort · Pueblo · ~48 km
• Allen J. Beaumont House · fort · Pueblo · ~49 km
• The Baxter House · fort · Pueblo · ~49 km
• Bowen Mansion · fort · Pueblo · ~49 km
• Colorado Building · fort · Pueblo · ~49 km
• Barndollar-Gann House · fort · Pueblo · ~49 km

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