Lookout Mountain

Lookout 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 Lookout 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 Lookout Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.38973, -106.59282. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lookout Mountain

• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~14 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~22 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~34 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~34 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lookout Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lookout Mountain

• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~47 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~72 km · Must-see

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