Round Mountain

Round 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 Round 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 Round Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09084, -105.24138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Mountain

• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~25 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pico Aislado · viewpoint · Saguache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Round Mountain

• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~25 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~40 km · Must-see

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