Red Mountain

Red 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 Red 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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.39915, -105.87918. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~5 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kawuneeche Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Milner Pass · viewpoint · Larimer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Specimen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Richthofen · viewpoint · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Mahler · viewpoint · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Static Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Ida · viewpoint · Larimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lulu Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Cirrus · viewpoint · Grand · ~5 km · Must-see
• Never Summer Wilderness · viewpoint · Jackson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kawuneeche Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Parika Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Milner Pass · viewpoint · Larimer · ~8 km · Must-see

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