Highlands Point

Highlands Point: 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 Highlands Point

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 Highlands Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51165, -104.95624. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highlands Point

• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Museum of Outdoor Arts · museum · Arapahoe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cherry Creek Dam · lake · Arapahoe · ~22 km · Must-see
• South Valley Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Evans Chapel · church · Denver · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grant - Frontier Park · park · Denver · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bonnie Brae Park · park · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mizel Museum · museum · Denver · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Highlands Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Highlands Point

• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Morrison · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• South Table Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see

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