Mount Herring

Mount Herring: 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 Mount Herring

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 Mount Herring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.16222, -105.34055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Herring

• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~33 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Herring

• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~33 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see

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