Pinto Canyon

Pinto 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 Pinto 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 Pinto Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.91044, -104.66687. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinto Canyon

• Chinati Hot Springs · attraction · Presidio · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Church · church · Presidio · ~10 km
• Arenoso Arroyo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~16 km
• Chinati Mountains State Natural Area · sanctuary · Presidio · ~17 km
• Cañon de Caballo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~18 km
• Cerro de la Cruz · viewpoint · Presidio · ~19 km
• Cañón La Chiva · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~23 km
• Boulder Canyon · viewpoint · Presidio · ~23 km
• Chinati Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~24 km
• Cañón Oscuro · viewpoint · Ojinaga · ~24 km
• Cathedral Peak · church · Presidio · ~24 km
• Cañón Navarrete · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~24 km
• Cerro Chino · viewpoint · Presidio · ~25 km
• Puerto El Manzano · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~26 km
• Cerro Pardo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~28 km
• Cañon Tinaja Prieta · viewpoint · Presidio · ~28 km
• Presa Rincon · lake · Presidio · ~28 km
• Cerro Orona · viewpoint · Presidio · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinto Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pinto Canyon

• Cerro de las Burras · viewpoint · Presidio · ~97 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~117 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~117 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~123 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~139 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~140 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~144 km · Must-see
• Arenoso Arroyo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~16 km
• Cañon de Caballo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~18 km

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