Venus Needle

Venus Needle: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Venus Needle

Season: October to February.

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 Venus Needle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.94443, -108.98087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Venus Needle

• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~7 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~24 km · Must-see
• volcanic caldera rim of Narbona Pass Volcan · viewpoint · San Juan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~38 km · Must-see
• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bat Canyon · viewpoint · Apache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument · sanctuary · Apache · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument · park · Apache · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ford Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Roof Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site · park · Apache · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bowl Canyon Recreation Center · lake · McKinley · ~4 km
• Beelzebub · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Split Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Green Knobs · viewpoint · McKinley · ~6 km
• Zilditloi Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Venus Needle

Other other attractions near Venus Needle

• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~114 km · Must-see
• KRWN-FM (Farmington) · attraction · San Juan · ~135 km · Must-see
• Bitter Water Springs · attraction · Apache · ~100 km
• Water Dog Springs · attraction · Apache · ~123 km
• Hogansaani Spring · attraction · Apache · ~140 km
• Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring · attraction · San Juan · ~147 km
• Cleopatra Needle · attraction · McKinley · ~2 km
• NP21 · attraction · McKinley · ~8 km
• Squirrel Springs · attraction · McKinley · ~11 km
• Cold Water Spring · attraction · McKinley · ~17 km

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