Red Mountain

Red 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 Red 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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.34445, -106.44031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~10 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~16 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~17 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~22 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~46 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Alamosa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169 · attraction · Alamosa · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~22 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~46 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~48 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~71 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~82 km · Must-see

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