Mesa Cortado

Mesa Cortado: 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 Mesa Cortado

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 Mesa Cortado — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.05529, -106.86031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mesa Cortado

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~15 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~34 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~60 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mesa Cortado

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mesa Cortado

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~71 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~80 km · Must-see

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