Point Peninsula

Point Peninsula: 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 Point Peninsula

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 Point Peninsula — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.89582, -108.15119. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Peninsula

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Peninsula

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Point Peninsula

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~20 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~68 km · Must-see

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