Black Mesa

Black 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 Black 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 Black Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.14780, -106.07363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mesa

• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~20 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~40 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~43 km · Must-see
• KRSN-AM (Los Alamos) · attraction · Los Alamos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Science Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Los Alamos History Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mesa

• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~54 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~55 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~60 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~66 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~67 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~79 km · Must-see

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