Summit Shaft

Summit Shaft: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Summit Shaft

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Summit Shaft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.03915, -105.40083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Shaft

• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Boulder · ~1 km · Must-see
• Little Church in the Pines · church · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Peak to Peak Scenic Byway · viewpoint · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pine Street Church · church · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Andrews Arboretum · park · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Flatirons · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Walker Ranch Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Park · park · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Left Hand Canyon · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building · museum · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bear Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see
• South Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Shaft

Other forts & heritage near Summit Shaft

• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~61 km · Must-see
• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple · fort · Larimer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wood Mountain Group Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km
• Wood Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km
• Fraction Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km
• Franklin Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km
• Grey Copper Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km
• Nancy Mine · fort · Boulder · ~0 km

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