Briggs Mesa

Briggs Mesa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Briggs Mesa

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Briggs Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91779, -106.82087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Briggs Mesa

• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~19 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~45 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~64 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~68 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Briggs Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Briggs Mesa

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~71 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~78 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~84 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~85 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~90 km · Must-see

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