Cap Mountain

Cap 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 Cap 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 Cap Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.27762, -107.15239. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cap Mountain

• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cap Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cap Mountain

• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wetterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see

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