Gumbo Point

Gumbo Point: 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 Gumbo Point

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 Gumbo Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69224, -107.72978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gumbo Point

• Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tsin Kletsin · fort · San Juan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Casa Rinconada · fort · San Juan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kin Kletso · fort · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~65 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~69 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine Tree Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Mesa Pueblo · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
• Mesa Alta · viewpoint · McKinley · ~13 km
• Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~16 km
• Mesita Americana · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Loma de los Toros · viewpoint · McKinley · ~20 km
• Mesita Gato · viewpoint · McKinley · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gumbo Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gumbo Point

• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~83 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~103 km · Must-see
• La Mesita Blanca · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~105 km · Must-see
• Dirty Point · viewpoint · Cibola · ~111 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~133 km · Must-see

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