Devils Elbow

Devils Elbow: 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 Devils Elbow

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 Devils Elbow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00558, -102.58297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Elbow

• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~52 km · Must-see
• First Methodist-Episcopal Church · church · Baca · ~59 km · Must-see
• Razor Blade Mesa · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~9 km
• East Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~9 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~15 km
• Winchester Mesa · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~16 km
• Wolf Mountain · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~21 km
• Old Santa Fe Trail (Cimarron Cutoff) Surveyed by the United States, 1826-1827 · fort · Cimarron · ~24 km
• Autograph Cliff · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~25 km
• Castle Rock Pillar · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~30 km
• Independence Arch · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~33 km
• Cimarron Heritage Center Museum · museum · Cimarron · ~38 km
• War Memorial · fort · Cimarron · ~38 km
• Lake Carl Etling Dam · lake · Cimarron · ~39 km
• Boise City · attraction · Baca · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Elbow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Devils Elbow

• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~12 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~103 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~150 km · Must-see
• Razor Blade Mesa · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~9 km
• East Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~9 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~15 km
• Winchester Mesa · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~16 km

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