Red Mountain

Red Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Red Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00748, -105.93389. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~42 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~43 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~51 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Drala Mountain Center · attraction · Larimer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Reliquary · Buddhist site · Larimer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~13 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~43 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount McConnel · viewpoint · Larimer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nokhu Crags · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Braddock Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Seven Utes Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see

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