Rocky Mountain

Rocky 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 Rocky 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.

Visiting Rocky Mountain: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Rocky Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.20423, -74.98631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rocky Mountain

• Cathedral Rock · church · Vermont · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sucker Lake · lake · Vermont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Streeter Lake · lake · Vermont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Star Lake · lake · Vermont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake · lake · Vermont · ~17 km · Must-see
• Olmstead Pond · lake · Vermont · ~18 km · Must-see
• Portaferry Lake · lake · Vermont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Vermont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cage Lake · lake · Vermont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Deer Pond · lake · Hamilton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wolf Pond · lake · Vermont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Five Ponds Wilderness · sanctuary · Herkimer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grassy Pond · lake · Vermont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lows Lake · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Vermont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Vermont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Negro Lake · lake · Vermont · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rocky Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rocky Mountain

• Catamount Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Arab · viewpoint · Vermont · ~40 km · Must-see
• Arab Mountain · viewpoint · Saint Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Morris · viewpoint · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Slide Off Mountain · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~65 km · Must-see

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