Monte Amarillo

Monte Amarillo: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Monte Amarillo

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Monte Amarillo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -2.88333, -78.68333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monte Amarillo

• Abuga · viewpoint · Cañar · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Oilbirds · cave · Morona Santiago · ~34 km · Must-see
• Represa Daniel Palacios · lake · Morona Santiago · ~43 km · Must-see
• Museo Pumapungo · museum · Azuay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Blas · church · Azuay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tumebamba · fort · Azuay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Basílica y Santuario Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro · church · Azuay · ~44 km · Must-see
• El Sagrario Catedral Vieja · museum · Azuay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Museo Remigio Crespo Toral · museum · Azuay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Parque Abdón Calderón · park · Azuay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción · church · Azuay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Francisco · church · Azuay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ingapirca · fort · Cañar · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cordillera Peña Blanca · viewpoint · Azuay · ~2 km
• Cary Collay · viewpoint · Azuay · ~4 km
• Cerro Anguachana · viewpoint · Azuay · ~5 km
• Cerro Huagrarrumi · viewpoint · Azuay · ~7 km
• Cerro Manga Urcu · viewpoint · Azuay · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monte Amarillo

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Monte Amarillo

• Abuga · viewpoint · Cañar · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sangay · viewpoint · Morona Santiago · ~131 km · Must-see
• Cerro de Arcos · viewpoint · Loja · ~143 km · Must-see
• Cordillera Peña Blanca · viewpoint · Azuay · ~2 km
• Cary Collay · viewpoint · Azuay · ~4 km
• Cerro Anguachana · viewpoint · Azuay · ~5 km
• Cerro Huagrarrumi · viewpoint · Azuay · ~7 km
• Cerro Manga Urcu · viewpoint · Azuay · ~10 km
• Cerro Padre Rumi · viewpoint · Azuay · ~13 km
• Cerro Dudal · viewpoint · Azuay · ~14 km

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