Thumb Peak

Thumb Peak: 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 Thumb Peak

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 Thumb Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.02560, -114.10355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thumb Peak

• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Yuma · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~48 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Texas Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~55 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~57 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Horn Monument · fort · Yuma · ~64 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thumb Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thumb Peak

• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~48 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Texas Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~90 km · Must-see
• Hyder Valley · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~96 km · Must-see
• Tinajas Altas Pass · viewpoint · Yuma · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ibex Peak · viewpoint · La Paz · ~104 km · Must-see

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