Slide Mountain

Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.63945, -105.37028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slide Mountain

• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~11 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~13 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~26 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~34 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slide Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slide Mountain

• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~11 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~13 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see

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