Black Mesa

Black 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 Black 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 Black Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.21867, -109.72425. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mesa

• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~50 km · Must-see
• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~59 km · Must-see
• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~64 km · Must-see
• KWRQ-FM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~65 km · Must-see
• KJIK-FM (Duncan) · attraction · Greenlee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Turnbull · viewpoint · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Frye Mesa Reservoir Dam · lake · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~74 km · Must-see
• Point of Pines Dam · lake · Graham · ~22 km
• Big Spring · viewpoint · Graham · ~26 km
• Butcher Knife Spring · attraction · Greenlee · ~29 km
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~37 km
• Fort Thomas Train Station · fort · Graham · ~38 km
• Billingsley Dam · lake · Graham · ~40 km
• Lee Dam · lake · Graham · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mesa

• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Turnbull · viewpoint · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~74 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~101 km · Must-see
• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Pinal · ~101 km · Must-see
• Hot Well Dunes · viewpoint · Graham · ~103 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Springs Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~106 km · Must-see

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