Sharp Canyon

Sharp 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 Sharp 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 Sharp Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74749, -108.81899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sharp Canyon

• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~30 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~41 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Monticello Utah Temple · church · San Juan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~65 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~66 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~71 km · Must-see
• Abajo Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dove Creek · lake · Dolores · ~5 km
• VFW War Memorial · fort · Dolores · ~10 km
• Cow Canyon · viewpoint · Dolores · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sharp Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sharp Canyon

• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~65 km · Must-see
• Abajo Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~76 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~79 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~80 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~84 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~84 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~86 km · Must-see

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