Turkey Mountain

Turkey Mountain: 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 Turkey Mountain

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 Turkey Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17917, -106.95282. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turkey Mountain

• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~27 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~27 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~39 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~52 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~55 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turkey Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turkey Mountain

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~39 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~63 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~64 km · Must-see

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