Red Cliff

Red Cliff: 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 Red Cliff

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 Red Cliff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.27785, -107.14309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Cliff

• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~8 km · Must-see
• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• KCHS-AM (Truth or Consequence) · attraction · Sierra · ~22 km · Must-see
• Geronimo Springs Museum · museum · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~27 km · Must-see
• Truth or Consequences Historical Marker · park · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jornada del Muerto Volcano · viewpoint · Socorro · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eaton Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · Socorro · ~52 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~53 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~56 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Cliff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Cliff

• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jornada del Muerto Volcano · viewpoint · Socorro · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eaton Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~50 km · Must-see
• West Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~64 km · Must-see
• Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little San Pascual Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~70 km · Must-see
• Point of Rocks · viewpoint · Sierra · ~70 km · Must-see

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