Big Mesa

Big 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 Big 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 Big Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.23472, -108.36647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Mesa

• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~9 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smelter Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Mesa

• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see

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