Rock Mountain

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.55608, -106.22835. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Mountain

• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Halleck · fort · Carbon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~46 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hanna Basin Museum · fort · Carbon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saratoga National Fish Hatchery · park · Carbon · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~69 km · Must-see
• Women’s History statue · museum · Albany · ~74 km · Must-see
• Laramie Plains Museum · museum · Albany · ~75 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's United Church of Christ · church · Albany · ~75 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Prospects · fort · Carbon · ~4 km
• Conical Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~4 km
• Rock Creek Mine · fort · Carbon · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Mountain

• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• The Big Hollow · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~123 km · Must-see
• South Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~125 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~128 km · Must-see

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