Potato Mountain

Potato 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 Potato 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 Potato Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.06778, -105.05166. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Potato Mountain

• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~43 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~51 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~55 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~56 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Potato Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Potato Mountain

• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~50 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~57 km · Must-see

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