Local favourite river spot · Chaffee, Colorado
Widowmaker
Widowmaker is a river spot in Chaffee, Colorado.
Widowmaker: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Widowmaker
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
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 Widowmaker — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.67232, -106.04932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Widowmaker
- Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~21 km · Must-see
- Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~21 km · Must-see
- Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~21 km · Must-see
- Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~22 km · Must-see
- Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~23 km · Must-see
- Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
- Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
- Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~26 km · Must-see
- Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~27 km · Must-see
- Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~31 km · Must-see
- Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~32 km · Must-see
- Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~34 km · Must-see
- Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~35 km · Must-see
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~36 km · Must-see
- Hancock Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~36 km · Must-see
- Mount Yale · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~37 km · Must-see
- Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~38 km · Must-see
- Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~39 km · Must-see
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Widowmaker
- Fishhook Island · river spot · Summit · ~128 km · Must-see
- The Island · river spot · Douglas · ~109 km
- Sentinel Island · river spot · Summit · ~129 km
- Toilet Bowl · river spot · Chaffee · ~0 km
- The Stairs · river spot · Chaffee · ~1 km
- Raft Ripper · river spot · Chaffee · ~1 km
- Big Drop · river spot · Chaffee · ~2 km
- Last Chance · river spot · Chaffee · ~2 km
- Hemorroid Rock · river spot · Chaffee · ~3 km
- Zoom Flume · river spot · Chaffee · ~4 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Widowmaker yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Widowmaker?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Widowmaker?
Nearby: Mount White (viewpoint, 21 km), Chalk Lake (lake, 21 km), Mount Antero (viewpoint, 21 km), Mount Shavano (viewpoint, 22 km), Tabeguache Peak (viewpoint, 23 km), Mount Princeton (viewpoint, 24 km).