Old Baldy

Old Baldy: 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 Old Baldy

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 Old Baldy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.18775, -107.97008. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Baldy

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cave Gulch · cave · Rio Blanco · ~1 km
• Goff Camp Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~4 km
• Bitter Spring Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~6 km
• Gower Gulch · viewpoint · Moffat · ~8 km
• Jordan Draw · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~10 km
• Dick Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~14 km
• Danforth Hills · viewpoint · Moffat · ~20 km
• White River Museum · museum · Rio Blanco · ~22 km
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Baldy

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Old Baldy

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~80 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~82 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~91 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~97 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~103 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~104 km · Must-see

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