Lone Mesa

Lone 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 Lone 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 Lone Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.76638, -108.47870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lone Mesa

• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~6 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~30 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~48 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~52 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~57 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lone Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lone Mesa

• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~30 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~49 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~56 km · Must-see

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