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Places near Fort Defiance by type
All 211 places by distance →One day from Fort Defiance
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:15 pm
80 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Fort Defiance
- Window Rock Damdam · 30 min
- Twin Buttesviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Beelzebubviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Zilditloi Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Red Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Fort Defiance
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Fort Defiance?
Window Rock Dam (dam, about 10 km), Navajo Nation Museum (museum, about 11 km), Red Lake (lake, about 26 km), Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park (park, about 12 km), Twin Buttes (viewpoint, about 23 km), Zilditloi Mountain (viewpoint, about 23 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Fort Defiance?
145 places on Spotwander: 53 hill stations & viewpoints, 19 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 30 other attractions, 23 churches, 7 parks.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Fort Defiance?
Bonito Valley (historical), about 1 km by road; Black Creek Valley (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Fort Defiance?
Blue Canyon Dam, about 6 km by road; Damon Lake (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Fort Defiance?
Start in Fort Defiance, visit Window Rock Dam, then Twin Buttes, then Beelzebub, then Zilditloi Mountain, then Red Lake, and drive back — about 80 km by road in all.