Cara Pintada

Cara Pintada: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Cara Pintada

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cara Pintada — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.58333, -108.86667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cara Pintada

• Puerto El Faldeo · viewpoint · Janos · ~17 km
• Puerto Los Metates · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~17 km
• Agua de Perro · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~18 km
• Cerro El Pulpito · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~31 km
• Puerto Cerruchito · viewpoint · Bacerac · ~32 km
• Puerto Los Federales · viewpoint · Bacerac · ~33 km
• Puerto El Potrerito · viewpoint · Bacerac · ~33 km
• Cañón El Púlpito · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~37 km
• Cañón Grande · viewpoint · Janos · ~38 km
• Cañón Prieto · viewpoint · Janos · ~40 km
• Puerto El Apartadero · viewpoint · Bacerac · ~40 km
• Cañón La Maseca · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~40 km
• Puerto Mezcalon · viewpoint · Bavispe · ~40 km
• C. El Pelon · viewpoint · Janos · ~42 km
• Cañón Las Barras · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~42 km
• Puerto Tierra Blanca · viewpoint · Janos · ~44 km
• C. Santa Cruz · viewpoint · Janos · ~44 km
• C. El Cañon · viewpoint · Janos · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cara Pintada

Other forts & heritage near Cara Pintada

• San Antonio de Padua · fort · Casas Grandes · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bufalo · fort · Janos · ~91 km
• Hacienda San Diego · fort · Casas Grandes · ~113 km
• Monumento Al Ferrocarrilero · fort · Nuevo Casas Grandes · ~117 km
• Monumento Miguel Hidalgo · fort · Nuevo Casas Grandes · ~117 km
• Monumento a los Tres Orgullos de Agua Prieta · fort · Agua Prieta · ~130 km
• Luis Donaldo Colosio · fort · Agua Prieta · ~130 km
• Leonardo Yañez "El Nano" · fort · Arizona · ~131 km
• Monumento a la Revolución Mexicana · fort · Arizona · ~133 km
• Double Adobe Site · fort · Cochise · ~133 km

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