Black Canyon

Black 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 Black 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 Black Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.92565, -108.90617. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Canyon

• Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Steins Mountain · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bonita Park · viewpoint · Cochise · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua National Park · sanctuary · Cochise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Steins Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rucker Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum · museum · Hidalgo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Fort Bowie (Ruins) · fort · Cochise · ~70 km · Must-see
• Apache Spring · viewpoint · Cochise · ~70 km · Must-see
• Zeller Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Canyon

• Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Steins Mountain · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bonita Park · viewpoint · Cochise · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Steins Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~59 km · Must-see

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