Skunk Canyon

Skunk 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 Skunk 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 Skunk Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.20735, -105.50385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skunk Canyon

• Sierra Blanca · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Round Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Claude Hudspeth · fort · Hudspeth · ~1 km
• Dyke Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~9 km
• Cliff Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~9 km
• Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum · museum · Hudspeth · ~18 km
• America's Second Transcontinental Railroad · fort · Hudspeth · ~18 km
• August Fransal · fort · Hudspeth · ~19 km
• Campo Grande Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~30 km
• Dome Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~39 km
• Deer Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~45 km
• Aguila · fort · Praxedis G. Guerrero · ~45 km
• Bean Hills · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~49 km
• Puerto El Paraje · viewpoint · Praxedis G. Guerrero · ~56 km
• Nativa Spring · attraction · Hudspeth · ~58 km
• Black Knobs · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~58 km
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~64 km
• Carrizo Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~66 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Skunk Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Skunk Canyon

• Sierra Blanca · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Round Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~116 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Otero · ~121 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Culberson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Pass (Texas) · viewpoint · Eddy · ~122 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Peak · viewpoint · Culberson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Shumard Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~123 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Culberson · ~125 km · Must-see

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