Sheep Mountain

Sheep 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 Sheep 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 Sheep Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48001, -106.90199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheep Mountain

• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~39 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~52 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheep Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheep Mountain

• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~52 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~52 km · Must-see

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