Solis Canyon

Solis 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 Solis 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 Solis Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.07754, -105.25807. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Solis Canyon

• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~17 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~25 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Museum · museum · Colfax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rayado · attraction · Colfax · ~55 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~59 km · Must-see
• National Scouting Museum · museum · Colfax · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Solis Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Solis Canyon

• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~28 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~69 km · Must-see

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