Pintado Point

Pintado Point: 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 Pintado Point

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 Pintado Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.08150, -109.80159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pintado Point

• Painted Desert Community Complex · fort · Apache · ~3 km · Must-see
• Puerco Pueblo · fort · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Petrified Forest National Park · sanctuary · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Agate House · fort · Navajo · ~39 km · Must-see
• KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK · attraction · Navajo · ~44 km · Must-see
• KDJI-AM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~51 km · Must-see
• KJNN-LP-FM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Flattop Site · fort · Apache · ~1 km
• Painted Desert Inn · museum · Apache · ~1 km
• Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~2 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~2 km
• Painted Desert Trading Post · fort · Apache · ~13 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~13 km
• Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~14 km
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~19 km
• Goodwater Road · fort · Navajo · ~21 km
• Agate Bridge · sanctuary · Apache · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pintado Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pintado Point

• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Navajo · ~102 km · Must-see
• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~119 km · Must-see
• East Sunset Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~129 km · Must-see
• Canyon Diablo · viewpoint · Coconino · ~138 km · Must-see
• Kachina Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~2 km
• Whipple Point · viewpoint · Apache · ~2 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Navajo · ~13 km
• Jasper Forest Viewpoint · viewpoint · Apache · ~27 km
• Stinking Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~69 km

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