Anderson Draw

Anderson Draw: 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 Anderson Draw

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 Anderson Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.30642, -104.24859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anderson Draw

• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~69 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~73 km · Must-see
• Decker Dam · lake · Colfax · ~10 km
• Jaritas Number Two Dam · lake · Colfax · ~12 km
• Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker · park · Colfax · ~12 km
• Black Hill · viewpoint · Colfax · ~13 km
• Sombrero Butte · viewpoint · Colfax · ~15 km
• Chateau Hill · viewpoint · Colfax · ~16 km
• Abbott Lake Upper Dam · lake · Harding · ~18 km
• Abbott Lake Lower Dam · lake · Harding · ~19 km
• Point of Rocks · sanctuary · Colfax · ~20 km
• Point of Rocks Historical Marker · park · Colfax · ~20 km
• View of the Rocks Historical Marker · park · Colfax · ~20 km
• Point of Rocks Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~21 km
• Hogback Butte · viewpoint · Colfax · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Anderson Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Anderson Draw

• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~105 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~111 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~113 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~117 km · Must-see

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