Gem Mountain

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28472, -105.55139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Mountain

• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~35 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gem Mountain

• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see

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