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: 34.31003, -111.37875. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mesa

• Shoofly Village Ruins · fort · Gila · ~12 km · Must-see
• Green Valley Park Dam · lake · Gila · ~12 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Schoolhouse · fort · Gila · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fossil Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hellsgate Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mazatzal Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~33 km · Must-see
• Knoll Lake · lake · Coconino · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Clear Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~37 km · Must-see
• C.C. Cragin Dam · lake · Coconino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barbershop Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~49 km · Must-see
• Woods Canyon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bench Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wet Beaver Wilderness · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~56 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Reservoir · lake · Yavapai · ~56 km · Must-see
• Willow Springs Lake · lake · Coconino · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mesa

• Barbershop Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wet Beaver Wilderness · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~60 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sacred Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~61 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Butte · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bell Rock · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chediski Peak · viewpoint · Navajo · ~84 km · Must-see
• House Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~84 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~87 km · Must-see

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