Cerro de Arriba

Cerro de Arriba: 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 Cerro de Arriba

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.

Visiting Cerro de Arriba: tips

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

How to reach Cerro de Arriba — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.21363, -105.86613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cerro de Arriba

• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cerro de Arriba

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cerro de Arriba

• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~58 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~75 km · Must-see

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