High Mesa

High Mesa: 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 High Mesa

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 High Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53332, -107.99007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Mesa

• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~14 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~19 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~29 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~48 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~50 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Mesa

• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~48 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~55 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~65 km · Must-see

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