Painted Bluffs

Painted Bluffs: 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 Painted Bluffs

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 Painted Bluffs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.17145, -109.41174. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Bluffs

• KCUZ-AM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~23 km · Must-see
• KWRQ-FM (Clifton) · attraction · Greenlee · ~40 km · Must-see
• KJIK-FM (Duncan) · attraction · Greenlee · ~41 km · Must-see
• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple · church · Graham · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Roper Lake State Park · lake · Graham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Apache National Forest · sanctuary · Greenlee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blue Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Butcher Knife Spring · attraction · Greenlee · ~10 km
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~14 km
• Morenci Mountain · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~15 km
• Modoc Mountain · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~16 km
• Sardine Falls · waterfall · Greenlee · ~16 km
• Square Butte · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~17 km
• Dell Potter Ranch House · fort · Greenlee · ~18 km
• Church of New Beginnings · church · Greenlee · ~20 km
• Greenlee County Historical · museum · Greenlee · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Bluffs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Painted Bluffs

• San Simon Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~58 km · Must-see
• Whitlock Peak · viewpoint · Greenlee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Graham · ~84 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~87 km · Must-see
• Hot Well Dunes · viewpoint · Graham · ~90 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~92 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~93 km · Must-see
• Gila Valley · viewpoint · Graham · ~94 km · Must-see

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