Mount Lion

Mount Lion: 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 Lion

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 Lion — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05694, -106.40753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Lion

• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Capilla de San Juan Bautista · church · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~57 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~58 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~59 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Lion

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Lion

• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~57 km · Must-see

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