Knife Hill

Knife Hill: 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 hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Knife Hill

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.

Visiting Knife Hill: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Knife Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.05337, -108.66814. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Knife Hill

• El Morro National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hawikuh Pueblo Ruins · fort · Cibola · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bandera Volcano Ice Cave · cave · Cibola · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~67 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~69 km · Must-see
• Two Grey Hills · viewpoint · McKinley · ~6 km
• Feather Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~9 km
• Upper Galestina Number One A Reservoir · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
• Pescado Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~14 km
• Black Rock Reservoir · lake · McKinley · ~14 km
• Dowa Yalanne · viewpoint · McKinley · ~14 km
• Black Rock Dam · lake · McKinley · ~15 km
• Beacon Light Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Mower Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~17 km
• Eustace Dam · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
• Upper Galestina Number 7 Reservoir · lake · Cibola · ~17 km
• Antenna Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Knife Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Knife Hill

• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~67 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~92 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~123 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~129 km · Must-see
• Alegres Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~136 km · Must-see
• volcanic caldera rim of Narbona Pass Volcan · viewpoint · San Juan · ~146 km · Must-see
• Two Grey Hills · viewpoint · McKinley · ~6 km
• Feather Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~9 km
• Dowa Yalanne · viewpoint · McKinley · ~14 km
• Beacon Light Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km

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