Deer Mountain

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.52914, -106.15112. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Mountain

• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~47 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery · park · Carbon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~66 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Sanders Guardhouse · fort · Albany · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cottontail Mine · fort · Carbon · ~5 km
• Waterloo Prospects · fort · Carbon · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deer Mountain

• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~111 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~125 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~126 km · Must-see
• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~129 km · Must-see

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