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Places near Elephant Butte by type
All 280 places by distance →One day from Elephant Butte
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:02 pm
51 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Elephant Butte
- Cañon del Muertoviewpoint · 1 hrs
- McRae Canyonviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Elephant Butte Lakelake · 45 min
- Truth Or Consequences Historical Markerpark · 45 min
- Geronimo Springs Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Elephant Butte
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Elephant Butte?
Elephant Butte (viewpoint, about 1 km), Elephant Butte Dam (dam, about 1 km), Kchs-am (Truth Or Consequence) (attraction, about 6 km), McRae Canyon (viewpoint, about 7 km), Geronimo Springs Museum (museum, about 8 km), Cañon del Muerto (viewpoint, about 9 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Elephant Butte?
61 places on Spotwander: 41 hill stations & viewpoints, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 fort, 2 parks, 2 caves.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Elephant Butte?
Water Tank Hill, about 1 km by road; Elephant Butte (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Elephant Butte?
Elephant Butte Dam, about 1 km by road; Elephant Butte Lake (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Elephant Butte?
Start in Elephant Butte, visit Cañon del Muerto, then McRae Canyon, then Elephant Butte Lake, then Truth Or Consequences Historical Marker, then Geronimo Springs Museum, and drive back — about 51 km by road in all.