Middle Point

Middle Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Middle Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Middle Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.52477, -108.53123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Point

• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~73 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~74 km · Must-see
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~10 km
• Kelso Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~12 km
• Long Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~13 km
• Brushy Ridge · viewpoint · Mesa · ~14 km
• Dominguez Ridge · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~19 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~22 km
• Zappa Wall · viewpoint · Mesa · ~22 km
• Camp Ridge · viewpoint · Mesa · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Middle Point

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~77 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~80 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~81 km · Must-see

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