Baxter Point

Baxter Point: 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 Point

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 Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.13331, -107.90257. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Point

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~65 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~67 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baxter Point

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see

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