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: 38.29583, -105.48583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see

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