Miner's Monument

Miner's Monument: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Miner's Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Miner's Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79980, -105.51442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Miner's Monument

• Flirtation Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colorado Mountain · viewpoint · Gilpin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Glacier · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~15 km · Must-see
• Centennial Cone Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Bancroft · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Parry Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bergen Peak State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elk Meadow Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• James Peak Protection Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~26 km · Must-see
• Katherine Craig Park · park · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~27 km · Must-see
• Berthoud Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~28 km · Must-see
• Walker Ranch Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Miner's Monument

Other forts & heritage near Miner's Monument

• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple · fort · Larimer · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain Cemetery · fort · Gilpin · ~3 km
• Bryan Hose House · fort · Clear Creek · ~8 km
• Hose House Number 2 · fort · Clear Creek · ~8 km
• Miner Street · fort · Clear Creek · ~8 km
• Hugh McCammon Barns · fort · Gilpin · ~10 km
• John Frazer Cabin · fort · Gilpin · ~11 km

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