Hermit Peak

Hermit Peak: 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 Hermit Peak

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 Hermit Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09167, -105.65501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hermit Peak

• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~14 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hermit Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hermit Peak

• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see

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