Baxter Peak

Baxter Peak: 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 Baxter Peak

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 Baxter Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.67443, -107.31811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Peak

• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baxter Peak

• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~67 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~69 km · Must-see

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