Headhunter

Headhunter: 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 Headhunter

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 Headhunter — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.54899, -109.63911. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Headhunter

• Steinaker State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vernal Christian Church · church · Uintah · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vernal Utah Temple · church · Uintah · ~17 km · Must-see
• Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum · museum · Uintah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Red Fleet State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~34 km · Must-see
• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~43 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Browne Lake · lake · Daggett · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jehovahs Witnesses Roosevelt Congregation · church · Duchesne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ashley National Forest · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Dam · lake · Daggett · ~56 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~58 km · Must-see
• Uinta Highline Trail · trek · Duchesne · ~63 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Browns Park Waterfowl Area · sanctuary · Daggett · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Headhunter

Other forts & heritage near Headhunter

• Fort Bridger · fort · Summit · ~133 km · Must-see
• First Site · fort · Carbon · ~136 km · Must-see
• McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs · fort · Uintah · ~0 km
• 3 Kings Panel (McConkie Ranch ) · fort · Uintah · ~2 km
• Fort Robidoux Historical Monument · fort · Uintah · ~32 km
• Stringham Historic Cabin · fort · Daggett · ~35 km
• Summit Springs Guard Station · fort · Daggett · ~47 km
• Summit Springs Guard Station Cabin and Bunkhouse · fort · Daggett · ~47 km
• Ute Mountain Fire Tower · fort · Daggett · ~48 km
• Josie's Cabin · fort · Uintah · ~52 km

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