Orient Canyon

Orient 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 Orient 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 Orient Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20417, -105.81640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orient Canyon

• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~39 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orient Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Orient Canyon

• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see

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