Danforth Hills

Danforth Hills: 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 Danforth Hills

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 Danforth Hills — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.30559, -108.08035. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Danforth Hills

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gower Gulch · viewpoint · Moffat · ~12 km
• Bitter Spring Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~14 km
• Goff Camp Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~17 km
• Jordan Draw · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~19 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Rio Blanco · ~19 km
• Dick Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~20 km
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~23 km
• White River Museum · museum · Rio Blanco · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Danforth Hills

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Danforth Hills

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~87 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~93 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~94 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~100 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~100 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~101 km · Must-see

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