Phillips Canyon

Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02169, -103.56300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phillips Canyon

• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~60 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~2 km
• Cobert Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km
• Cow Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~11 km
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~13 km
• Island Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~14 km
• Brown Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~14 km
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~20 km
• Timber Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~24 km
• Devoys Peak · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km
• Peacock Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km
• River Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Phillips Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Phillips Canyon

• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~89 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~110 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~125 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~143 km · Must-see

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