Basalt Mountain

Basalt 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 Basalt 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 Basalt Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.41276, -107.01199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basalt Mountain

• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Daly · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capitol Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aspen Art Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness · sanctuary · Pitkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Basalt Mountain

• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Daly · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Capitol Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sievers Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~42 km · Must-see

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