El Cerro

El Cerro: 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 Cerro

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 Cerro — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.82973, -106.64809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Cerro

• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~21 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~34 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~42 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~63 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~64 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~65 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~67 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of El Cerro

Other hill stations & viewpoints near El Cerro

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~64 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~70 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~94 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~94 km · Must-see

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