The Flatiron

The Flatiron: 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 The Flatiron

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 The Flatiron — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.43768, -111.45439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Flatiron

• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~4 km · Must-see
• KVIT-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Pinal · ~5 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~9 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~10 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• KVVA-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~25 km · Must-see
• KZON-FM (Gilbert) · attraction · Pinal · ~28 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reavis Falls · waterfall · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Flatiron

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Flatiron

• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~4 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~9 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~10 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~37 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~43 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~50 km · Must-see
• McDowell Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~52 km · Must-see

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