Compound Draw

Compound 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 Compound 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 Compound Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.41364, -102.71742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Compound Draw

• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Dallam · ~15 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~53 km · Must-see
• Union County Courthouse Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~53 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~63 km · Must-see
• Texhomex · fort · Dallam · ~34 km
• Dallam County · fort · Dallam · ~49 km
• Boise City · attraction · Baca · ~50 km
• War Memorial · fort · Cimarron · ~51 km
• Cimarron Heritage Center Museum · museum · Cimarron · ~51 km
• Clayton Public Schools Historic District · fort · Union · ~52 km
• Eklund Storage Works Dam · lake · Union · ~52 km
• Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez · fort · Union · ~52 km
• Clayton Public Library · fort · Union · ~52 km
• Clayton Historical Marker · park · Union · ~52 km
• Eklund Hotel Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~53 km
• Luna Theatre · fort · Union · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Compound Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Compound Draw

• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~83 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~130 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~136 km · Must-see
• Autograph Cliff · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~59 km
• Rabbit Ear Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~61 km
• Rabbit Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~61 km
• Bennett Sand Hills · viewpoint · Hartley · ~61 km
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~64 km
• Bible Top Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~67 km

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