Blue Mountain

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92999, -105.35360. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mountain

• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~21 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~32 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pike National Forest · sanctuary · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~42 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~46 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mountain

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~21 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~46 km · Must-see

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