Apache Canyon

Apache 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 Apache 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 Apache Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.07920, -104.73305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Canyon

• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Museum · museum · Colfax · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rayado · attraction · Colfax · ~46 km · Must-see
• National Scouting Museum · museum · Colfax · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~72 km · Must-see
• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~72 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ocate volcanic field · viewpoint · Mora · ~6 km
• Berlier Reservoir A Dam · lake · Mora · ~8 km
• Jarosa Reservoir Dam · lake · Mora · ~9 km
• Jarosa Mesa · viewpoint · Mora · ~10 km
• Santa Clara Mesa · viewpoint · Mora · ~10 km
• Wagon Mound Historical Marker · park · Mora · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Apache Canyon

• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~73 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~90 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~94 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~98 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~102 km · Must-see

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