Red Mountain

Red Mountain: 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 Red Mountain

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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.91571, -107.70221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Red Mountain Overlook · viewpoint · Ouray · ~0 km · Must-see
• Imogene Pass Summit · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chicago Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~7 km · Must-see
• United States Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~7 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · San Miguel · ~7 km · Must-see
• Abrams Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~9 km · Must-see
• Emery Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Storm Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wasatch Mountain · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~11 km · Must-see
• Potosi Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tower Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Emma · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~13 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dome Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other forts & heritage near Red Mountain

• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~134 km · Must-see
• Ironton · fort · Ouray · ~3 km
• Ouray Climbers Memorial · fort · Ouray · ~14 km
• Powder Shed · fort · Ouray · ~14 km
• Animas Forks · fort · San Juan · ~15 km
• West Gold Hill Dinosaur Trackway · fort · Ouray · ~16 km
• Durango & Silverton Historic Train Route · fort · La Plata · ~53 km
• Alpine Ranger Station · fort · Gunnison · ~55 km
• Townsend House · fort · Montrose · ~80 km

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