Slate Mountain

Slate 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 Slate 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 Slate Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.76110, -106.42836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slate Mountain

• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vail Pass Summit · viewpoint · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Hill · viewpoint · Eagle · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slate Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slate Mountain

• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vail Pass Summit · viewpoint · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see

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