Pole Point

Pole Point: 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 Pole Point

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 Pole Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.35784, -106.94070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pole Point

• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~51 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~52 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~56 km · Must-see
• Henry Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Elk Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Castles · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~59 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pole Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pole Point

• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~51 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~52 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Henry Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Elk Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Castles · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~59 km · Must-see

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