Round Mountain

Round 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 Round 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 Round Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.40554, -108.50259. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Mountain

• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~69 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~69 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~73 km · Must-see
• Middle Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~17 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km
• Box Canyon · viewpoint · Montrose · ~21 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~23 km
• Kelso Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~25 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~26 km
• Rimrocker Historical Society · museum · Montrose · ~27 km
• Long Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Round Mountain

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~81 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~82 km · Must-see

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