Cat Mountain

Cat 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 Cat 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 Cat Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39557, -105.29945. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cat Mountain

• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~21 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~27 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~34 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cat Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cat Mountain

• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~27 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~34 km · Must-see

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