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: 38.77332, -105.19832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~19 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~27 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~27 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~41 km · Must-see

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