Cat Claw Draw

Cat Claw 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 Cat Claw 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 Cat Claw Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.64622, -104.62247. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cat Claw Draw

• Brantley Lake · lake · Eddy · ~31 km · Must-see
• Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park · park · Eddy · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Falls · waterfall · Eddy · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lechuguilla · cave · Eddy · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park · sanctuary · Eddy · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rizado Point · viewpoint · Eddy · ~27 km
• Burro Hill · viewpoint · Eddy · ~29 km
• The Tepee · viewpoint · Eddy · ~30 km
• Old Ranch Knoll · viewpoint · Eddy · ~31 km
• Brantley Dam · lake · Eddy · ~32 km
• Cone Butte · viewpoint · Eddy · ~36 km
• City Park · park · Eddy · ~37 km
• Moore-Ward Cobblestone House · attraction · Eddy · ~37 km
• SE Storm Drainage Detention Dam · lake · Eddy · ~37 km
• Artesia Historical Marker · park · Eddy · ~37 km
• Nagooltee Peak · viewpoint · Eddy · ~38 km
• Spencer Dam · lake · Eddy · ~38 km
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Eddy · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cat Claw Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cat Claw Draw

• Lincoln National Forest · viewpoint · Chaves · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Culberson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Hunter Peak · viewpoint · Eddy · ~105 km · Must-see
• Shumard Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~107 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Peak · viewpoint · Culberson · ~109 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Culberson · ~110 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Otero · ~110 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Pass (Texas) · viewpoint · Eddy · ~112 km · Must-see
• Weed Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Otero · ~112 km · Must-see

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