McCormic Mine

McCormic Mine: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McCormic Mine

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach McCormic Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19277, -109.25483. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCormic Mine

• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock Tower · fort · San Juan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~43 km · Must-see
• Monticello Utah Temple · church · San Juan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Abajo Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grandstaff Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~61 km · Must-see
• Moab Baptist Church · sanctuary · Grand · ~61 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Juan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Castleton Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McCormic Mine

Other forts & heritage near McCormic Mine

• Newspaper Rock Tower · fort · San Juan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~67 km · Must-see
• False Kiva · fort · San Juan · ~79 km · Must-see
• Edge of the Cedars Great House · fort · San Juan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Denis Julien Inscription · fort · Grand · ~95 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Moon House · fort · San Juan · ~121 km · Must-see
• La Sal Number 2 Mine · fort · San Juan · ~5 km
• Calliham Mine · fort · San Juan · ~38 km
• Historic Blue Mountain Ski Area Run · fort · San Juan · ~50 km

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