Black Bluff

Black Bluff: 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 Black Bluff

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 Black Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.80141, -103.54051. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Bluff

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~60 km · Must-see
• Union County Courthouse Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~69 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~74 km · Must-see
• Weatherly Dam · lake · Union · ~19 km
• Timber Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km
• Peacock Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~23 km
• Island Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~24 km
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~24 km
• Cobert Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~26 km
• Sand Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Bluff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Bluff

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~76 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~94 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~110 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Timber Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km

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