Starvation Point

Starvation Point: 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 Starvation Point

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 Starvation Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.38945, -108.44310. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starvation Point

• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~62 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~75 km · Must-see
• Middle Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~21 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~21 km
• Ashley Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~22 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~24 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Starvation Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Starvation Point

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~75 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~77 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mears Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~83 km · Must-see

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