Glen Cove - PPIHC — Attraction in Four Corners States

11,400 feet-ish in elevation

Good stop on the way up the mountain. Excellent location to figure out how the altitude will affect you. There is plenty of parking. There are restrooms. There's a little restaurant that has a few options to eat. During the summer the outside picnic tables are a great place to eat with amazing views. There are big slabs of rock behind the station. These aren't to be climbed without ropes as per the signs. This is right near the treeline where they are no longer able to grow due to elevation being to high to support trees. This ranger station isn't as busy or popular as the peak for obvious reasons, however there is a beauty here that goes unnoticed. Being less busy it's easier to get most souvenirs which are also at the peak...

Don’t bother buying food here. The $8 “Chicken noodle soup” was a small cardboard cup filled only half full with watery soup and one small piece of chicken. Huge ripoff. They don’t start making your food until they take your order, and you take your order receipt to the gift shop, wait in line, pay for your order, go back in line at the cafe, and submit your paid receipt. I’m not sure why they can’t have the person who is taking orders (and otherwise just standing around) also collect money and put food orders in right away. They took my credit card receipt to start the food order and never returned it to me, so I have no recourse on a phone number to call...

Great place to take a break. If you are not familiar with the elevation, this is where you will feel the elevation difference.

This place has hot foods and drinks. They also have gifts, shirts, magnets, stickers, and so much more. A very cozy store and the employees were great! There is a bathroom here if you need to use it.

Parking: There are MANY parking spots here as this is the location for those driving back down to see how hot your brakes are.

We got lucky and came here during an amazing day. Even in the summer, it was close to 60°F at this location.

If you're a tourist, this is one spot we would...