Gate Point

Gate 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 Gate 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 Gate Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28455, -107.25841. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gate Point

• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~40 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wetterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gunnison National Forest · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mountain · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gate Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gate Point

• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wetterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mountain · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see

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