Flat Tops

Flat Tops: 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 Flat Tops

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 Flat Tops — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36170, -114.85746. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Tops

• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~40 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~49 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~51 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~55 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Dam · lake · Riverside · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla National Monument · sanctuary · Riverside · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~67 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~68 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~69 km · Must-see
• Salvation Mountain · fort · Imperial · ~73 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~75 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~3 km
• Cibola National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~21 km
• Cibola Lake · lake · La Paz · ~28 km
• Peter Kane Water Hole · attraction · Imperial · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Tops

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Flat Tops

• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Imperial Valley · viewpoint · Imperial · ~83 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~85 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Imperial · ~91 km · Must-see
• Ibex Peak · viewpoint · La Paz · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lost Palms Oasis Trail · viewpoint · Riverside · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~122 km · Must-see
• Buried Mountain · viewpoint · Riverside · ~122 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~125 km · Must-see

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