Cedar Tree Tower

Cedar Tree Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cedar Tree Tower

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cedar Tree Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19843, -108.48223. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Tree Tower

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~8 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~35 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~56 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Tree Tower

Other forts & heritage near Cedar Tree Tower

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Aztec Ruins National Monument · fort · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Salmon Ruins · fort · San Juan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~125 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Edge of the Cedars Great House · fort · San Juan · ~127 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~130 km · Must-see
• Moon House · fort · San Juan · ~149 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde Administrative District · fort · Montezuma · ~2 km

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