Plum Canyon

Plum 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 Plum 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.

Visiting Plum Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Plum Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.69196, -104.04330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plum Canyon

• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~13 km
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~24 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~30 km
• Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~37 km
• Black Bluff · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~39 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~40 km
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~41 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~41 km
• Brown No 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~42 km
• Van Bremer Number 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~44 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km
• Hogback · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~44 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~45 km
• Jack Williams Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~46 km
• Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Plum Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Plum Canyon

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~101 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~105 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~110 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~112 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~112 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~114 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~115 km · Must-see

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