Independence Mountain

Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.91831, -106.44559. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Independence Mountain

• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Savage Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · sanctuary · Carbon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Swastika Lake · lake · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~70 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Independence Mountain

• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jelm Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~55 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clark Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~73 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see

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