Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain: 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 Blue Mountain

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 Blue Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.07477, -109.80232. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mountain

• Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery · park · Apache · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hawley Lake · lake · Apache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Cienega Lake Dam · lake · Apache · ~14 km · Must-see
• Earl Park Lake · lake · Apache · ~15 km · Must-see
• Woodland Dam · lake · Navajo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Scott Reservoir · lake · Navajo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Dam · lake · Navajo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Show Low Lake · lake · Navajo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carnero Lake · lake · Apache · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~36 km · Must-see
• White Mountain Grasslands Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Apache · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lee Valley Dam · lake · Apache · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fool Hollow Lake · lake · Navajo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bunch Reservoir Dam · lake · Apache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Dam · lake · Apache · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mountain

• Ecks Mountain · viewpoint · Apache · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Butler Canyon Trail Spring · viewpoint · Apache · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Navajo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Escudilla Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~83 km · Must-see
• Chediski Peak · viewpoint · Navajo · ~100 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock · viewpoint · Apache · ~123 km · Must-see
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area · viewpoint · Gila · ~129 km · Must-see
• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~133 km · Must-see

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