Flathead Canyon

Flathead Canyon: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Flathead Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Flathead Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.98197, -103.32772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flathead Canyon

• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~54 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~54 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~55 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~67 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~7 km
• Peacock Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km
• Steamboat Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~14 km
• Wedding Cake Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~15 km
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~16 km
• Potter Rincon · viewpoint · Union · ~24 km
• Cobert Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~25 km
• Big Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flathead Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Flathead Canyon

• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~127 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~127 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~128 km · Must-see
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~7 km

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