Straub Mountain

Straub 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 Straub 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 Straub Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.69332, -105.14748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Straub Mountain

• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~10 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aiken Canyon Preserve · sanctuary · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun · dargah · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• May Natural History Museum · museum · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~34 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Straub Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Straub Mountain

• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~40 km · Must-see

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