Palisade Point

Palisade Point: 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 Palisade Point

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 Palisade Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05387, -108.25508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Palisade Point

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~12 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~25 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Palisade Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Palisade Point

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~5 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~64 km · Must-see

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