Sunflower Mesa

Sunflower 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.26534, -109.48480. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunflower Mesa

• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~51 km · Must-see
• KWRQ-FM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~55 km · Must-see
• KJIK-FM (Duncan) · attraction · Greenlee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Apache National Forest · sanctuary · Greenlee · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~66 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Blue Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~72 km · Must-see
• Butcher Knife Spring · attraction · Greenlee · ~7 km
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~26 km
• Sardine Falls · waterfall · Greenlee · ~26 km
• Morenci Mountain · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~30 km
• Modoc Mountain · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~32 km
• Square Butte · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~33 km
• Dell Potter Ranch House · fort · Greenlee · ~33 km
• Church of New Beginnings · church · Greenlee · ~35 km
• Clifton Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~36 km
• Greenlee County Historical · museum · Greenlee · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunflower Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sunflower Mesa

• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~86 km · Must-see
• Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Apache · ~89 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~90 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Turnbull · viewpoint · Graham · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Ord · viewpoint · Apache · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~97 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~97 km · Must-see

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