Cañon Poniente

Cañon Poniente: 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 Cañon Poniente

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 Cañon Poniente — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.78032, -104.19831. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cañon Poniente

• Conchas Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Conchas Lake · lake · San Miguel · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gato Point · viewpoint · Harding · ~1 km
• Deer Mountain · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~3 km
• Apache Point · viewpoint · Harding · ~3 km
• Turkey Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~3 km
• Kicking Foot Mesa · viewpoint · Harding · ~4 km
• Flatiron · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~5 km
• Red Tongue Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~7 km
• Mesa Cortada · viewpoint · Harding · ~8 km
• Mesita Colorado · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~25 km
• Los Venados · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~25 km
• Huerfano Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~25 km
• Cerro del Miguel Antonio · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~26 km
• Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker · fort · Harding · ~27 km
• El Sierro · viewpoint · Mora · ~30 km
• Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker · sanctuary · Mora · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cañon Poniente

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cañon Poniente

• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~101 km · Must-see
• Tucumcari Mountain · viewpoint · Quay · ~106 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~109 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~114 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~117 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~130 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~134 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~137 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~145 km · Must-see
• Gato Point · viewpoint · Harding · ~1 km

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