Vail Mountain

Vail 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 Vail 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 Vail Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.60610, -106.35642. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vail Mountain

• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vail Pass Summit · viewpoint · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Hill · viewpoint · Eagle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Searle Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tenmile Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jacque Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kokomo Pass · viewpoint · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Vail Mountain

• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vail Pass Summit · viewpoint · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Hill · viewpoint · Eagle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Searle Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see

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