Saddle Mountain

Saddle 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 Saddle 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 Saddle Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.44084, -106.95782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saddle Mountain

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~31 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saddle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Saddle Mountain

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~47 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~50 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see

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