Starr Canyon

Starr 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 Starr 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 Starr Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.92280, -103.92997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starr Canyon

• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~17 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~72 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~72 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Starr Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Starr Canyon

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~86 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~128 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~132 km · Must-see

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