Cactus Mountain

Cactus 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 Cactus 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 Cactus Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51182, -105.37986. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cactus Mountain

• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~18 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~18 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~39 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~44 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~49 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cactus Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cactus Mountain

• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~44 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~58 km · Must-see

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