Grouse Mountain

Grouse 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 Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.42999, -105.50695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grouse Mountain

• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Evans Wilderness · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~27 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dedisse Park · park · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grouse Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Grouse Mountain

• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see

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