Haystack Mountain

Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.86693, -105.69195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Mountain

• James Peak Protection Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Bancroft · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~4 km · Must-see
• Parry Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Glacier · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~6 km · Must-see
• Colorado Mountain · viewpoint · Gilpin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Berthoud Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jasper Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Neva · viewpoint · Boulder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Arapaho National Forest · sanctuary · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Vasquez Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see
• Engelmann Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Pass · viewpoint · Boulder · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arapaho Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~22 km · Must-see
• North Arapaho Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bard Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jones Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Parnassus · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~25 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Mountain

• James Peak Protection Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Bancroft · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~4 km · Must-see
• Parry Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Glacier · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~6 km · Must-see
• Colorado Mountain · viewpoint · Gilpin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Berthoud Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jasper Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Neva · viewpoint · Boulder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vasquez Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see
• Engelmann Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see

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