El Macho

El Macho: 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 El Macho

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 El Macho — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.16877, -104.56159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Macho

• Chinati Hot Springs · attraction · Presidio · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Presidio · ~47 km · Must-see
• Prada Marfa · attraction · Jeff Davis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blackwell School National Historic Site · park · Presidio · ~67 km · Must-see
• KRTS · attraction · Jeff Davis · ~73 km · Must-see
• Capote Falls · waterfall · Presidio · ~6 km
• Cerro Pardo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~12 km
• Cleveland Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~13 km
• Cerro Chino · viewpoint · Presidio · ~13 km
• Capote Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~15 km
• Cañón Oscuro · viewpoint · Ojinaga · ~24 km
• Cathedral Peak · church · Presidio · ~24 km
• Cerro de la Cruz · viewpoint · Presidio · ~25 km
• Cañon de Caballo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~28 km
• Sacred Heart Church · church · Presidio · ~29 km
• Arenoso Arroyo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~30 km
• Boulder Canyon · viewpoint · Presidio · ~31 km
• Cañón Navarrete · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Macho

Other hill stations & viewpoints near El Macho

• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~104 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cerro de las Burras · viewpoint · Presidio · ~119 km · Must-see
• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~129 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~131 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~137 km · Must-see
• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~145 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pardo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~12 km

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