Turtle Buttes

Turtle Buttes: 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 Turtle Buttes

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 Turtle Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.08195, -104.90943. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Buttes

• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~37 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~42 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~46 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Buttes

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Buttes

• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~46 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~51 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~65 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~68 km · Must-see

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