Local favourite viewpoint · Union, New Mexico
Lone Mesa
Lone Mesa is a viewpoint in Union, New Mexico.
Lone 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 Lone 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 Lone Mesa — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.99863, -103.03382. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lone Mesa
- Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~27 km · Must-see
- Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~28 km · Must-see
- Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~36 km · Must-see
- Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~37 km · Must-see
- West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
- Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
- Sugarloaf Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~2 km
- Preston Boundary Monument · fort · Baca · ~3 km
- Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km
- Big Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~6 km
- Red Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~8 km
- Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~9 km
- Potter Rincon · viewpoint · Union · ~9 km
- Robbers Roost Peak · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~14 km
- Old Post Office · fort · Cimarron · ~15 km
- Kenton Museum · museum · Cimarron · ~15 km
- Wedding Cake Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~18 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lone Mesa
- Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~37 km · Must-see
- West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
- Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~84 km · Must-see
- Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~102 km · Must-see
- Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~107 km · Must-see
- Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~138 km · Must-see
- Sugarloaf Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~2 km
- Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km
- Big Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~6 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Lone Mesa yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Lone Mesa?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lone Mesa?
Nearby: Lake Carl Etling (lake, 27 km), Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area (lake, 28 km), Camp Nichols (fort, 36 km), Black Mesa (viewpoint, 37 km), West Pawnee Trail Canyon (viewpoint, 38 km), Mesa de Maya (viewpoint, 54 km).