La Mesa

La Mesa: 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 La Mesa

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 La Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.94072, -104.38130. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Mesa

• Chinati Hot Springs · attraction · Presidio · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blackwell School National Historic Site · park · Presidio · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Presidio · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Bend Ranch State Park · sanctuary · Presidio · ~74 km · Must-see
• Aguja · viewpoint · Presidio · ~4 km
• Cañon Tinaja Prieta · viewpoint · Presidio · ~7 km
• Presa Rincon · lake · Presidio · ~11 km
• Chinati Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~12 km
• Boulder Canyon · viewpoint · Presidio · ~12 km
• Fortin de la Morita · fort · Presidio · ~14 km
• Cerro Orona · viewpoint · Presidio · ~15 km
• Elephant Rock · viewpoint · Presidio · ~15 km
• Cathedral Peak · church · Presidio · ~17 km
• Cañon de Caballo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~19 km
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Presidio · ~19 km
• Chinati Mountains State Natural Area · sanctuary · Presidio · ~19 km
• Arenoso Arroyo · viewpoint · Presidio · ~19 km
• Brooks Cemetery · fort · Presidio · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of La Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near La Mesa

• Cerro de las Burras · viewpoint · Presidio · ~81 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~89 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~93 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~100 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~112 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~115 km · Must-see
• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~117 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~119 km · Must-see
• Bee Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~131 km · Must-see

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