Slide Mountain

Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.71997, -107.31089. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slide Mountain

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~24 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~56 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~62 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slide Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slide Mountain

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~84 km · Must-see

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