Mount Deception

Mount Deception: 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 Mount Deception

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 Mount Deception — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.09860, -105.05943. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Deception

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~19 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~22 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~25 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~35 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Deception

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Deception

• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~47 km · Must-see

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