King Mountain

King 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 King 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 King Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00193, -106.85838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Mountain

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~51 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Mountain

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~60 km · Must-see

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