Mount Franklin

Mount Franklin: 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 Mount Franklin

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 Mount Franklin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.83205, -106.49221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Franklin

• KTSM-FM (El Paso) · attraction · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Franklin Mountains State Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Castner Range National Monument · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Franklin Mountain · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mesilla Valley · viewpoint · New Mexico · ~10 km · Must-see
• San Jacinto Plaza · park · New Mexico · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chamizal National Memorial · park · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• El Paso Museum of Art · museum · New Mexico · ~10 km · Must-see
• El Paso Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• National Border Patrol Museum · museum · Doña Ana · ~11 km · Must-see
• Parque Público Federal El Chamizal · sanctuary · New Mexico · ~11 km · Must-see
• Monument to the Mexican People · fort · Juárez · ~12 km · Must-see
• Museo de la Revolución en la Frontera · museum · Juárez · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple · church · Juárez · ~14 km · Must-see
• War Eagles Air Museum · museum · Doña Ana · ~25 km · Must-see
• El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Mission Trail · trek · Chihuahua · ~37 km · Must-see
• Presidio Chapel of San Elizario · church · New Mexico · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site · park · El Paso · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Franklin

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Franklin

• North Franklin Mountain · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mesilla Valley · viewpoint · New Mexico · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kilbourne Hole · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tortugas Mountain · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~68 km · Must-see
• Organ Needle · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~72 km · Must-see
• Aden Crater · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~75 km · Must-see
• Box Canyon · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~83 km · Must-see
• Picacho Mountain · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~83 km · Must-see

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