Sawmill Mesa

Sawmill Mesa: 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 Sawmill Mesa

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 Sawmill Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.47656, -108.41378. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sawmill Mesa

• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~45 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~60 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~61 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~65 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~66 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~9 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~13 km
• Middle Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~14 km
• Kelso Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~15 km
• Long Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km
• Ashley Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~19 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~22 km
• Zappa Wall · viewpoint · Mesa · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sawmill Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sawmill Mesa

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~79 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~82 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~84 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~84 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~86 km · Must-see

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