Los Cerros

Los Cerros: 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 Los Cerros

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 Los Cerros: tips

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

How to reach Los Cerros — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.02613, -106.25975. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Los Cerros

• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~14 km · Must-see
• KRSN-AM (Los Alamos) · attraction · Los Alamos · ~19 km · Must-see
• Los Alamos History Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Science Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~21 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~28 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bandelier National Monument · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~35 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Los Cerros

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Los Cerros

• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~28 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~65 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~70 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~76 km · Must-see

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