blue bench

blue bench: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit blue bench

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 blue bench — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46501, -107.87968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near blue bench

• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~2 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~4 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~8 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~32 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of blue bench

Other forts & heritage near blue bench

• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~74 km · Must-see
• Townsend House · fort · Montrose · ~1 km
• The Association · fort · Montrose · ~2 km
• J.V. Lathrop House · fort · Montrose · ~2 km
• Fort Uncompahgre · fort · Delta · ~45 km
• Surface Creek Livestock Company Silos · fort · Delta · ~60 km
• Alpine Ranger Station · fort · Gunnison · ~63 km
• West Gold Hill Dinosaur Trackway · fort · Ouray · ~64 km
• Powder Shed · fort · Ouray · ~66 km
• Ouray Climbers Memorial · fort · Ouray · ~66 km

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