Apache Butte

Apache Butte: 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 Apache Butte

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 Apache Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.92644, -109.65954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Butte

• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~12 km · Must-see
• Earl Park Lake · lake · Apache · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawley Lake · lake · Apache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Cienega Lake Dam · lake · Apache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lee Valley Dam · lake · Apache · ~19 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery · park · Apache · ~25 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Apache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Apache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Dam · lake · Apache · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bunch Reservoir Dam · lake · Apache · ~29 km · Must-see
• White Mountain Grasslands Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carnero Lake · lake · Apache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Woodland Dam · lake · Navajo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kinishba Ruins · fort · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · sanctuary · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Apache Butte

• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~6 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~12 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Navajo · ~80 km · Must-see
• Chediski Peak · viewpoint · Navajo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~122 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~130 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~135 km · Must-see

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