Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap: 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 Lovers Leap

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 Lovers Leap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.42437, -105.00292. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lovers Leap

• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~3 km · Must-see
• National Scouting Museum · museum · Colfax · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rayado · attraction · Colfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Museum · museum · Colfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~14 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~37 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~52 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lovers Leap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lovers Leap

• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see

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