Johnson Mesa

Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91197, -104.32887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Mesa

• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~12 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~41 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Potato Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Johnson Mesa

• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~80 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~96 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~98 km · Must-see

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