Shield Mountain

Shield Mountain: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shield Mountain

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

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 Shield Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.91552, -107.07255. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shield Mountain

• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~19 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shield Mountain

• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~90 km · Must-see

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